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天山

Mandarin · pinyin Tiān Shān#

Tian Shan, mountain range straddling the border between China and Kyrgyzstan

Mandarin · pinyin Tiān shān#

see 天山區 Tiān shān Qū

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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1–1 · Tian1 Shan1

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Tian Shan (a mountain range in China and Central Asia)

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