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喜馬拉雅山脈

简喜马拉雅山脉 · 繁喜馬拉雅山脈

Mandarin · pinyin Xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shān mài

Himalayas

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喜: xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
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拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
雅: yǎ · elegant, graceful, refined
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
脈: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
脉: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries

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3–3–1–3–1–4 · Xi3 ma3 la1 ya3 shan1 mai4

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hei2 maa5 laai1 ngaa5 saan1 mak6

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Himalayas

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