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伊塞克湖

Mandarin · pinyin Yī sài kè Hú

Issyk-Kul (a large lake in eastern Kyrgyzstan)

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伊: yī · third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green

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1–4–4–2 · Yi1 sai4 ke4 Hu2

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ji1 coi3 hak1 wu4

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Issyk Kul (a large endorheic lake in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan)
(～州) Issyk Kul (a region of Kyrgyzstan)
(～區) Issyk Kul (a district of Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan)

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