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汶上

Mandarin · pinyin Wèn shàng

Wenshang County in Jining 濟寧 Jǐ níng, Shandong
classically, upper reaches of Wen River in Shandong, used to refer to Qi 齊國 Qí guó

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汶: wèn · a river in Shandong province
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up

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4–4 · Wen4 shang4

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