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乞力馬扎羅山

简乞力马扎罗山 · 繁乞力馬扎羅山

Mandarin · pinyin Qǐ lì mǎ zhā luó shān

Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

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乞: qǐ · beg; request
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
馬: Look up this written character
扎: zhā · pull up; pierce; struggle free
羅: Look up this written character
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze

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3–4–3–1–2–1 · Qi3 li4 ma3 zha1 luo2 shan1

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(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Kilimanjaro (a volcano in Tanzania)

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