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三江並流

简三江并流 · 繁三江並流

Mandarin · pinyin Sān Jiāng Bìng liú

the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, a region in northwestern Yunnan where three major rivers – the Jinsha River (upper Yangtze) 金沙江 Jīn shā Jiāng, Lancang River (Mekong) 瀾滄江 Lán cāng Jiāng, and Nu River (Salween) 怒江 Nù Jiāng – run roughly parallel to each other for over 300 kilometers, recognized as a World Heritage Site

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三: sān · three
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
並: bìng · equal to; side by side; also, what is more; both
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
并: bìng · combine, annex; also, what's more

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1–1–4–2 · San1 Jiang1 Bing4 liu2

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