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霍丘

Mandarin · pinyin Huò qiū

variant of 霍邱 Huò qiū
Huoqiu county in Lu'an 六安 Lù ān, Anhui
Huoqiu (place in Anhui)

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霍: huò · quickly, suddenly; surname
丘: qiū · hill; elder; empty; a name

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4–1 · Huo4 qiu1

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