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喀什

Mandarin · pinyin Kā shí

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喀: kā · vomit; used in transliterations
什: shén · file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous

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1–2 · Ka1 shi2

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name · Etymology 1

(～地區) Kashgar, Kashi (a prefecture of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China)
(～市) Kashgar, Kashi (a county-level city of Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)

name · Etymology 2

(～河) Kash (a river in Ili prefecture, Xinjiang, China)
(～鎮, formerly ～鄉) Kashi, Qash (a town and former township on the Kash in Yining, Ili prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)

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