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岳陽樓

简岳阳楼 · 繁岳陽樓

Mandarin · pinyin Yuè yáng Lóu#

Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖 Dòng tíng Hú
one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓 Huáng hè Lóu in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣 Téng wáng Gé in Nanchang, Jiangxi

Mandarin · pinyin Yuè yáng lóu#

see 岳陽樓區 Yuè yáng lóu Qū

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岳: yuè · mountain peak; surname
陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
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阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
楼: lóu · building of two or more stories

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4–2–2 · Yue4 yang2 Lou2

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Yueyang Tower (a tower in Yueyang, Hunan, China)
(～區) Yueyanglou (a district of Yueyang, Hunan, China)

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