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婁星區

简娄星区 · 繁婁星區

Mandarin · pinyin Lóu xīng Qū

Louxing, a district of Loudi City 婁底市 Lóu dǐ Shì, Hunan

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星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
區: Look up this written character
娄: lóu · surname; a constellation; to wear
区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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2–1–1 · Lou2 xing1 Qu1

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