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Pang-fou

British  
/ ˈpæŋˈfuː /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Bengbu

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The bairns i' their beds, worn oot wi' nae wark,   Are sleepin, nor ever an eelid winkin; The auld fowk lie still wi' their een starin stark,   An' the mirk pang-fou o' the things they are thinkin.

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