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和順

简和顺 · 繁和順

Mandarin · pinyin hé shùn#

sweet-tempered
acquiescent

Mandarin · pinyin Hé shùn#

see 和順縣 Hé shùn Xiàn

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和: hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
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顺: shùn · obey, submit to, go along with

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2–4 · he2 shun4

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adj

gentle; amiable; sweet-tempered; compliant

name

(～縣) Heshun (a county of Jinzhong, Shanxi, China)

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