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蘇仙

简苏仙 · 繁蘇仙

Mandarin · pinyin Sū xiān

see 蘇仙區 Sū xiān Qū

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仙: xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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1–1 · Su1 xian1

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