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武威

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ wēi

see 武威市 Wǔ wēi Shì

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武: wǔ · military; martial, warlike
威: wēi · pomp, power; powerful; dominate

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3–1 · Wu3 wei1

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(～市) Wuwei (a prefecture-level city of Gansu, China)
(historical) (～郡) Wuwei (an ancient commandery in modern Gansu, China)

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