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蘇州

sū zhōu·ㄙㄨㄓㄡ

“Suzhou: a city in Jiangsu Province, eastern China; known for canals, classical gardens, silk production, and as a historic cultural center.”

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A surname; abbr. for Jiangsu province or Suzhou city; to revive or awaken; Perilla frutescens (a type of basil); used in transliterations, e.g., Soviet.

An administrative division; a province or prefecture in China; a state in the US; a canton in Switzerland; also a surname.