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姑苏

姑蘇

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  1. 1.see 姑苏区[Gū sū Qū]

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  1. 1.(historical) The capital of the state of Wu during the Zhou dynasty; a former city located at the site of present-day Suzhou
  2. 2.Gusu (a district of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, established in 2012 and comprising the Old City and downtown)
  3. 3.Mount Gusu, a mountain near Suzhou
  4. 4.Gusu Tower, a tower on Mount Gusu believed to have been built by King Fuchai of Wu
  5. 5.Suzhou itself

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Etymology

From the nearby Mount Gusu, likely loaned phonetically from an earlier Wu placename. Variously attested as 姑胥 (OC *kaː sŋa) in later writings that referred to the Kingdom of Wu era, possibly with Tai links (Zhengzhang, 1991).

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