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永樂
简 永乐 · 繁 永樂Mandarin · pinyin Yǒng lè
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- Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣 Zhū Dì (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name 明成祖 Míng Chéng zǔ
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3–4 · Yong3 le4
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- (～帝) (historical) the Yongle Emperor (the third emperor of the Ming dynasty)
- (historical) the Yongle era (a Chinese era name; the era of that emperor's reign, from 1403 to 1424)
- (～宮) Yongle Palace (built in Shanxi province during the Yuan dynasty)
- (～宮) Alternative name for 長樂宮／长乐宫 (Chánglègōng, “Changle Palace, the Chang'an home of the empress dowager during the Han dynasty”).
- (～鎮) Yongle (name of various towns in China)
- (～鎮) Yongle (name of various towns in China) — (～鎮) Yongle (a town in Fengjie, Chongqing, China)
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