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阿房宮

简阿房宫 · 繁阿房宮

Mandarin · pinyin Ē páng Gōng

Epang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 Qín Shǐ huáng
also pr. Ēfáng Gōng

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
房: fáng · house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
宮: Look up this written character
宫: gōng · palace

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1–2–1 · E1 pang2 Gong1

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aa3 fong4 gung1

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Epang Palace (a palace complex of Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of China)

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