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木骨都束

Mandarin · pinyin Mù gǔ dū shù

Chinese name for African kingdom in Somalia, cf Mogadishu 摩加迪沙

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木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
骨: gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
都: dōu · dū · metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
束: shù · bind, control, restrain; bale

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4–3–1–4 · Mu4 gu3 du1 shu4

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