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內流

简内流 · 繁內流

Mandarin · pinyin nèi liú

inward flowing (of river)
flowing into desert

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內: nèi · inside, interior; domestic
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
内: nèi · inside

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4–2 · nei4 liu2

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