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鄭國渠

简郑国渠 · 繁鄭國渠

Mandarin · pinyin Zhèng guó qú

Zhengguo canal, a 150 km long irrigation canal in Shaanxi built in 264 BC

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渠: qú · ditch, canal, channel, gutter
郑: zhèng · state in today's Henan; surname
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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4–2–2 · Zheng4 guo2 qu2

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