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沙磧

简沙碛 · 繁沙磧

Mandarin · pinyin shā qì

(literary) desert
sandy shore

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沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
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碛: qì · sand and gravel

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1–4 · sha1 qi4

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saa1 zik1

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