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凍土

简冻土 · 繁凍土

Mandarin · pinyin dòng tǔ

frozen earth
permafrost
tundra

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土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
冻: dòng · freeze; cold, congeal; jelly

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4–3 · dong4 tu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dung3 tou2

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noun

frozen soil; gelisol

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