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唐古拉山

Mandarin · pinyin Táng gǔ lā Shān

Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

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唐: táng · Tang dynasty; Chinese
古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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2–3–1–1 · Tang2 gu3 la1 Shan1

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tong4 gu2 laai1 saan1

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Tanggula (a mountain range in China)
(～鎮, formerly ～鄉) Tanggulashan (a town in Golmud, Haixi prefecture, Qinghai, China)

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