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嘉峪關

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Mandarin · pinyin Jiā yù Guān#

Jiayu Pass in Gansu, at the western terminus of the Great Wall

Mandarin · pinyin Jiā yù guān#

see 嘉峪關市 Jiā yù guān Shì

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嘉: jiā · excellent; joyful; auspicious
峪: yù · valley, ravine
關: Look up this written character
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation

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1–4–1 · Jia1 yu4 Guan1

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Jiayu Pass (pass in Gansu province)
(～市) Jiayuguan (a prefecture-level city of Gansu, China)

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