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隆中

Mandarin · pinyin Lóng zhōng

scenic area near Xiangyang 襄陽 Xiāng yáng in Hubei, known as the secluded mountainous location where Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮 Zhū gě Liàng lived as a young man

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隆: lóng · prosperous, plentiful, abundant
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain

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2–1 · Long2 zhong1

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Longzhong (near present-day Xiangfan)
(～街道) Longzhong (a subdistrict of Xiangcheng district, Xiangyang, Hubei, China)

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