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約西亞

简约西亚 · 繁約西亞

Mandarin · pinyin Yuē xī yà

Josiah or Yoshiyahu (649-609 BC), a king of Judah (Judaism)

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約: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
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约: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
亚: yà · Asia; second

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1–1–4 · Yue1 xi1 ya4

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