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乍得湖

Mandarin · pinyin Zhà dé Hú

Lake Chad

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乍: zhà · first time, for the first time
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green

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4–2–2 · Zha4 de2 Hu2

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Lake Chad (a lake in Central Africa surrounded by the countries of Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger)

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