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衍聖公府

简衍圣公府 · 繁衍聖公府

Mandarin · pinyin Yǎn shèng gōng fǔ

the official residence of Confucius' descendants at Qufu 曲阜, Shandong

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衍: yǎn · overflow, spill over, spread out
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公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
府: fǔ · prefecture; prefect; government
圣: shèng · holy, sacred

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3–4–1–3 · Yan3 sheng4 gong1 fu3

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