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澧

Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ

Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖 Dòng tíng Hú
surname Li

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澧: lǐ · river in northern Hunan province

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(～水) Lishui River (a river in Hunan, China)
(～河, ～水) Lihe River (a river in Henan, China)
(～縣) Li County (a county of Hunan)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 醴 (lǐ, “sweet”)
a surname

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