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梨園

简梨园 · 繁梨園

Mandarin · pinyin lí yuán

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梨: lí · pear; opera; cut, slash
園: yuán · garden; park, orchard
园: yuán · garden; park, orchard

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2–2 · li2 yuan2

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lei4 jyun4

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name

(archaic) Pear Garden
(～街道) Liyuan (a subdistrict of Hongshan district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

noun

(archaic or literary) Chinese opera troupe

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