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沈瑩

简沈莹 · 繁沈瑩

Mandarin · pinyin Shěn Yíng

Shen Ying of Wu, governor (268-280) of coastal province of Wu and compiler of Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer 臨海水土誌

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沈: shěn · chén · sink, submerge; addicted to; surname
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莹: yíng · luster of gems; bright, lustrous

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3–2 · Shen3 Ying2

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