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幽

Mandarin · pinyin yōu

remote
hidden away
secluded
serene
peaceful
to imprison
in superstition indicates the underworld
ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces

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幽: yōu · quiet, secluded, tranquil; dark

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dim; dark
deep and remote
hidden; concealed
bottled up
quiet; tranquil
to confine; to imprison
netherworld; nether; nether-
a surname
(Yongjiang Wu, Linshao Wu) to hide oneself; to conceal oneself

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