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長樂

简长乐 · 繁長樂

Mandarin · pinyin Cháng lè

see 長樂區 Cháng lè Qū
Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties 西魏 Xī Wèi, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門 Tǔ mén

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
樂: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
乐: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music

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noun

long-lasting happiness
(figurative) any palace

name

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 長樂宮／长乐宫 (Chánglègōng, “Changle Palace”)
(～區, formerly ～市) Changle (a district and former county-level city of Fuzhou, Fujian, China)
(～縣) (historical) Changle (a former county in modern Yichang, Hubei, China; modern Wufeng County)
(～縣) (historical) Changle (a former county of Guangdong, China; modern Wuhua County)

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