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葉爾羌河

简叶尔羌河 · 繁葉爾羌河

Mandarin · pinyin Yè ěr qiāng Hé

Yarkant River in Xinjiang

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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
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羌: qiāng · Qiang nationality; surname
河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–3–1–2 · Ye4 er3 qiang1 He2

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Yarkand River (a river in the Xinjiang autonomous region, China)

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