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北回歸線

简北回归线 · 繁北回歸線

Mandarin · pinyin Běi huí guī xiàn

Tropic of Cancer

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北: běi · north; northern; northward
回: huí · return, turn around; a time
歸: Look up this written character
線: Look up this written character
归: guī · return; return to, revert to
线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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3–2–1–4 · Bei3 hui2 gui1 xian4

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bak1 wui4 gwai1 sin3

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(geography) Tropic of Cancer

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