郡 望

jùn wàngdictionary entry

choronym (a family's region of origin, used as an indicator of superior social status in a surname-choronym combination) (For example, the Tang writer Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Hán Yù] is also known as 韓昌黎|韩昌黎[Hán Chāng lí], where 韓|韩[Hán] is his surname and 昌黎[Chāng lí] is his clan's ancestral prefecture 郡[jùn].)

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Original source entry:

郡望 郡望 [jun4 wang4] /choronym (a family's region of origin, used as an indicator of superior social status in a surname-choronym combination) (For example, the Tang writer Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4] is also known as 韓昌黎|韩昌黎[Han2 Chang1 li2], where 韓|韩[Han2] is his surname and 昌黎[Chang1 li2] is his clan's ancestral prefecture 郡[jun4].)/

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郡
jùn
canton / county / region
望
wàng
full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards / 15th day of month (lunar calendar)

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