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伏牛山

Mandarin · pinyin Fú niú Shān

Funiu Mountains in southwestern Henan, eastern extension of the Qinling mountain range 秦嶺山脈 Qín lǐng Shān mài

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伏: fú · crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal
牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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2–2–1 · Fu2 niu2 Shan1

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Funiu Mountains (a mountain in western Henan, China)

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