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弋陽

简弋阳 · 繁弋陽

Mandarin · pinyin Yì yáng

see 弋陽縣 Yì yáng Xiàn

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弋: yì · catch, arrest; shoot with bow
陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun

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4–2 · Yi4 yang2

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jik6 joeng4

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name

(～縣) Yiyang (a county of Shangrao, Jiangxi, China)

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