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三十八度線

简三十八度线 · 繁三十八度線

Mandarin · pinyin sān shí bā dù xiàn

38th parallel
dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea

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三: sān · three
十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
度: dù · degree, system; manner; to consider
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线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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1–2–1–4–4 · san1 shi2 ba1 du4 xian4

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saam1 sap6 baat3 dou6 sin3

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