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高陽

简高阳 · 繁高陽

Mandarin · pinyin Gāo Yáng#

Gao Yang (1926-1992), Taiwanese historical novelist

Mandarin · pinyin Gāo yáng#

see 高陽縣 Gāo yáng Xiàn

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高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun

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(～市) Goyang (a city in South Korea)
(～縣) Gaoyang (a county of Baoding, Hebei, China)
(～鎮) Gaoyang (a town in Shayang, Jingmen, Hubei, China)
(Chinese mythology) Alternative name for 顓頊／颛顼 (Zhuānxū, “Zhuanxu”).

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