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Mandarin · pinyin Jǔ guāng

Chukuang Island, one of the Matsu Islands
Chukuang township in Lienchiang county 連江縣 Lián jiāng xiàn, Taiwan

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莒: jǔ · a Zhou-dynasty vassal state in modern Shandong; (archaic) taro
光: guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only

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3–1 · Ju3 guang1

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noun

the spirit of recovering a lost country following the example of Tian Dan when he recovered the state of Qi from the small base area of Ju; the spirit of building a hardworking, thrifty military to carry forward the mission of the recovery of lost territory
(Taiwan) second fastest class of non-high-speed intercity trains

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(～鄉) Juguang, Jyuguang, Chukuang (a rural township and island group of Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands)

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