Trấn Vũ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 真武 (True Warrior, SV: Chân Vũ), a misreading that may have been confused with 振武 (chấn/chân vũ/võ, to exert military might). Compare Japanese 振武 (shinbu) and Japanese 真武 (Shinbu).

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Trấn

  1. Synonym of Huyền Vũ (Xuanwu)