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郡
Mandarin · pinyin jùn
Meanings
- canton
- county
- region
Characters in this entry
- 郡
- jùn · administrative division
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Mandarin tones
4 · jun4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gwan6
Cantonese word readings for 郡. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- (historical) An administrative subdivision of imperial China of various status over the centuries, usually translated as commandery or prefecture
- a kind of administrative division — (in Japan) district (second level division that has no administrative power since 1926, only serves as geographical reference)
- a kind of administrative division — (in North and South Korea) county (second level division covering rural areas)
- a kind of administrative division — (in the UK) shire (former administrative area of Britain)
- a kind of administrative division — (in Vietnam) quận
- a surname
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