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湟水

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng shuǐ

Huangshui River, upper reaches of the Yellow River 黃河 Huáng Hé, flowing through Qinghai and Gansu

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湟: huáng · river in Qinghai province
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice

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2–3 · Huang2 shui3

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wong4 seoi2

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Huangshui River (a left tributary of the Yellow River in Qinghai and Gansu, China)

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