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伏爾加河

简伏尔加河 · 繁伏爾加河

Mandarin · pinyin Fú ěr jiā Hé

Volga River

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伏: fú · crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal
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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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2–3–1–2 · Fu2 er3 jia1 He2

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Volga (a river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea)

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