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吐魯番

简吐鲁番 · 繁吐魯番

Mandarin · pinyin Tǔ lǔ fān

see 吐魯番市 Tǔ lǔ fān Shì

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吐: tǔ · vomit, spew out, cough up
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番: fān · to take turns; a turn, a time; to repeat
鲁: lǔ · foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar

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3–3–1 · Tu3 lu3 fan1

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tou3 lou5 faan4

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(～市) Turpan, Turfan (a city in the Xinjiang autonomous region, China)

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