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高句麗
简 高句丽 · 繁 高句麗Mandarin · pinyin Gāo gōu lí
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- Goguryeo (37 BC-668 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms
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1–1–2 · Gao1 gou1 li2
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gou1 ngau1 lei4
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- (historical) Goguryeo (an ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 37 BCE to 668 CE; at its maximum covering all of North Korea, the northern part of South Korea, parts of Manchuria in northeast China, and parts of Primorsky Krai in Russia)
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