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乃堆拉山口

Mandarin · pinyin Nǎi duī lā Shān kǒu

Nathu La (Himalayan pass on the Silk Road between Tibet and the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim)

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乃: nǎi · then; really, indeed; as it turned out, after all; namely
堆: duī · heap, pile, crowd; pile up
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate

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3–1–1–1–3 · Nai3 dui1 la1 Shan1 kou3

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