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甬

Mandarin · pinyin tǒng#

variant of 桶 tǒng, bucket
(classifier) cubic dry measure (5 pecks 五斗, approx half-liter)

Mandarin · pinyin yǒng#

path screened by walls on both sides

Mandarin · pinyin Yǒng#

Yong River 甬江 Yǒng Jiāng in Ningbo 寧波 Níng bō
short name for Ningbo

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甬: yǒng · path; river in Ningbo; Ningbo

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3 · tong3

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jung2 · jung5

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) handle of a bell
path screened by walls on both sides
An ancient name for Ningbo, a city in Zhejiang province
The Yong River in Ningbo

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