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五大名山

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ dà Míng shān

Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 Tài Shān in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山 Huà Shān in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 Héng Shān in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山 Héng Shān in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 Sōng Shān in Henan

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五: wǔ · five; surname
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
名: míng · name, rank, title, position
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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3–4–2–1 · Wu3 da4 Ming2 shan1

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ng5 daai6 ming4 saan1

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