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克孜爾千佛洞

简克孜尔千佛洞 · 繁克孜爾千佛洞

Mandarin · pinyin Kè zī ěr qiān fó dòng

Kezil thousand-Buddha grotto in Baicheng 拜城, Aksu 阿克蘇地區, Xinjiang

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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
孜: zī · be as diligent as possible
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千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
佛: fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
洞: dòng · cave, grotto; ravine; hole
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–1–3–1–2–4 · Ke4 zi1 er3 qian1 fo2 dong4

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