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Chinese
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mountain range
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outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external
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trad. (嶺外)
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嶺
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外
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simp. (岭外)
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岭
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外
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
嶺外
- (literary) Lingnan (the area of China south of the Nanling Mountains)
- Synonyms: 嶺南 / 岭南 (Lǐngnán), 嶺表 / 岭表 (Lǐngbiǎo), 嶠南 / 峤南 (Qiáonán)
黃王不分,江南之音也,嶺外尤甚。
黄王不分,江南之音也,岭外尤甚。 - From: 12th century, 朱翌, 猗覺寮雜記
- Huáng wáng bù fēn, Jiāngnán zhī yīn yě, Lǐngwài yóushèn.
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