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四大石窟

Mandarin · pinyin sì dà shí kū

the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龍門石窟 Lóng mén Shí kū at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves 雲岡石窟 Yún gāng Shí kū at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves 莫高窟 Mò gāo kū at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji Caves 麥積山石窟 Mài jī Shān Shí kū at Tianshui, Gansu

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四: sì · four
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
窟: kū · hole, cave; cellar; underground

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4–4–2–1 · si4 da4 shi2 ku1

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sei3 daai6 sek6 fat1

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