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四大佛教名山

Mandarin · pinyin Sì dà Fó jiào Míng shān

Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang

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四: sì · four
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
佛: fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
教: jiào · teach, class
名: míng · name, rank, title, position
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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4–4–2–4–2–1 · Si4 da4 Fo2 jiao4 Ming2 shan1

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sei3 daai6 fat6 gaau3 ming4 saan1

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