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下龍灣

简下龙湾 · 繁下龍灣

Mandarin · pinyin Xià lóng Wān

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

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下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
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龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
湾: wān · bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream

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4–2–1 · Xia4 long2 Wan1

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Hạ Long Bay (a bay of Quang Ninh, Vietnam)

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