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北嶽

简北岳 · 繁北嶽

Mandarin · pinyin Běi yuè

Mt Heng 恆山 Héng Shān in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽 Wǔ yuè

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北: běi · north; northern; northward
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岳: yuè · mountain peak; surname

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3–4 · Bei3 yue4

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(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 恆山／恒山 (Héng Shān).

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