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瀋陽故宮

简沈阳故宫 · 繁瀋陽故宮

Mandarin · pinyin Shěn yáng Gù gōng

Mukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, the main imperial palace during the early years of the Qing dynasty (1625-1644), a secondary palace in subsequent years, now a museum

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陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
故: gù · ancient, old; reason, because
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沈: shěn · chén · sink, submerge; addicted to; surname
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
宫: gōng · palace

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3–2–4–1 · Shen3 yang2 Gu4 gong1

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