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隴

简陇 · 繁隴

Mandarin · pinyin Lǒng

short name for Gansu 甘肅 Gān sù

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陇: lǒng · mountain located between Shanxi

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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character · Etymology 1

(～山) Mount Long, a mountain in Gansu, China
(～縣) Long County (a county of Shaanxi, China)
(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 甘肅／甘肃 (Gānsù, “Gansu”).
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 壟 /垄 (lǒng, “mound; ridge; grave”)
(literary, obsolete) to flourish
a surname

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