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八角街

Mandarin · pinyin Bā jiǎo Jiē

Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet, aka 八廓街 Bā kuò Jiē

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八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
街: jiē · street, road, thoroughfare

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1–3–1 · Ba1 jiao3 Jie1

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