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馬公

简马公 · 繁馬公

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ gōng

Makung city in Penghu county 澎湖縣 Péng hú xiàn (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

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公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–1 · Ma3 gong1

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name · Etymology 1

(～市) Magong (a county-administered city in Penghu County, Taiwan)

noun · Etymology 2

(dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Dongguan Cantonese Hakka, Eastern Min, Hokkien, Xiang) male horse; stallion

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