益 州

Yì zhōudictionary entry

name of old state in modern Sichuan

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Original source entry:

益州益州 [Yi4 zhou1] /name of old state in modern Sichuan/

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益
yì
benefit / profit / advantage / beneficial / to increase / to add / all the more
Yì
surname Yi
州
zhōu
prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)

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