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土穀祠

简土谷祠 · 繁土穀祠

Mandarin · pinyin tǔ gǔ cí

temple dedicated to the local tutelary god 土地神 tǔ dì shén and the god of cereals

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土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
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祠: cí · ancestral temple; offer sacrifice
谷: gǔ · valley, gorge, ravine; Kangxi radical 150

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3–3–2 · tu3 gu3 ci2

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