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橋本

简桥本 · 繁橋本

Mandarin · pinyin Qiáo běn

Hashimoto (Japanese surname and place name)

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橋: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
桥: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece

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2–3 · Qiao2 ben3

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an orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 橋本, Hashimoto
(～市) Hashimoto (a city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan)

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