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東方

简东方 · 繁東方

Mandarin · pinyin dōng fāng#

east

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng fāng#

the East; the Orient
two-character surname Dongfang

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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1–1 · dong1 fang1

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dung1 fong1

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noun

east

name

the East; the Orient
a Chinese compound surname
(～市) Dongfang (a sub-prefectural city of Hainan, China)
(～省) Dornod (a province of Mongolia)
(ACG) short for 東方Project／东方Project (“Touhou Project, a bullet hell video game series”)

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