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俄勒岡

简俄勒冈 · 繁俄勒岡

Mandarin · pinyin É lè gāng

Oregon

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俄: é · sudden(ly), soon; Russian
勒: lēi · strangle, tighten
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冈: gāng · ridge or crest of hill

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2–4–1 · E2 le4 gang1

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(～州) (Mainland China, Hong Kong) Oregon (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)

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