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媼神

简媪神 · 繁媼神

Mandarin · pinyin Ǎo shén

(archaic) Earth Deity (name used in the Han dynasty, but later largely superseded by 后土 Hòu tǔ)

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神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being
媪: ǎo · old woman; lower-class woman

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3–2 · Ao3 shen2

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noun

(archaic) Houtu, a Daoist earth goddess

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