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莆

Mandarin · pinyin pú

used in 莆田 Pú tián (the name of a place in Fujian)

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莆: pú · a kind of legendary tree

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2 · pu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fu2 · pou4

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(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 蒲 (pú)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 莆田 (Pútián)
a surname

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only used in 萐莆

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