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甌

简瓯 · 繁甌

Mandarin · pinyin ōu#

(pottery) bowl or drinking vessel

Mandarin · pinyin Ōu#

old name for Wenzhou City 溫州市 Wēn zhōu shì in Zhejiang 浙江 Zhè jiāng

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瓯: ōu · bowl, cup; small tray

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small bowl; small cup; small tray
(abbreviation, alt-of) abbreviation of 溫州 /温州 (Wēnzhōu, “Wenzhou”): a prefecture-level city of Zhejiang, in southeastern China
a surname
(Penang Hokkien) cup
(Penang Hokkien) classifier for cups of drinks

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