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喀喇沁

Mandarin · pinyin Kā lǎ qìn

Harqin (Mongol: guard)
Harqin banner or Kharchin khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰 Chì fēng, Inner Mongolia
also Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽 Cháo yáng, Liaoning

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喀: kā · vomit; used in transliterations
喇: lǎ · horn, bugle; lama; final particle
沁: qìn · soak into, seep in, percolate

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1–3–4 · Ka1 la3 qin4

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