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正倉院

简正仓院 · 繁正倉院

Mandarin · pinyin Zhēng cāng yuàn

Shōsō-in, a timber structure in Nara, Japan, built to house hundreds of artifacts bequeathed to the Tōdai-ji temple by the Japanese emperor Shōmu, who died in 756

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正: zhèng · right, proper, correct
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院: yuàn · courtyard, yard, court; school
仓: cāng · granary; berth; sea

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1–1–4 · Zheng1 cang1 yuan4

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