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祖塋

简祖茔 · 繁祖塋

Mandarin · pinyin zǔ yíng

ancestral tomb

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祖: zǔ · ancestor, forefather; grandfather
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茔: yíng · grave, tomb, cemetery

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3–2 · zu3 ying2

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