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羌

Mandarin · pinyin qiāng#

muntjac
grammar particle indicating nonsense (classical)

Mandarin · pinyin Qiāng#

surname Qiang
Qiang ethnic group

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羌: qiāng · Qiang nationality; surname

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1 · qiang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

goeng1

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(～族, ～人) Qiang people
Name of a historical tribe in ancient China.
muntjac (species of deer)
(obsolete) Meaningless sentence-initial particle, often used in the Chuci.
a surname

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