呂宋

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: le6 song3
POJ: lǔr-sòng
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

proper-noun: Luzon, Philippines (archaic)
呂宋, 菲律賓

The page lists several distinct historical senses (Luzon island, the Philippines archaically, Manila obsoletely, and even Spanish subjects/Mexico in some regional Cantonese usages); the core geographic sense (Luzon/Philippines) was picked as most likely but exact scope in Teochew usage is uncertain.

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