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龐培

简庞培 · 繁龐培

Mandarin · pinyin Páng péi

Pompeium, Roman town in Bay of Naples destroyed by eruption of Vesuvius in 79
Pompey (Roman general)

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培: péi · bank up with dirt; cultivate
庞: páng · disorderly, messy; huge, big

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2–2 · Pang2 pei2

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