"White Dogs" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Calque from Chinese 白犬 Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|-}} Calque from Chinese, {{zh-l|白犬}} 白犬 Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=White Dogs}} White Dogs
  1. Former name of Juguang.
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