Hóu mǎ Shìdictionary entry
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Houma, a county-level city in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lín fén Shì], Shanxi
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Original source entry:

侯馬市 侯马市 [Hou2 ma3 Shi4] /Houma, a county-level city in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi/

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Other forms in these source records: 侯馬市

  • 侯
    hóu

    marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / nobleman / high official

    hòu

    used in 閩侯|闽侯[Mǐn hòu] (the name of a place in Fujian)

    Hóu

    surname Hou

  • 马
    mǎ

    horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

    Mǎ

    surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

  • 市
    shì

    market / city / municipality (administrative unit) / (literary) to trade / to buy and sell goods

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