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塔克拉瑪干

简塔克拉玛干 · 繁塔克拉瑪干

Mandarin · pinyin Tǎ kè lā mǎ gān

see 塔克拉瑪干沙漠 Tǎ kè lā mǎ gān Shā mò

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塔: tǎ · tower, spire, tall building
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
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干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried
玛: mǎ · agate; cornelian

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3–4–1–3–1 · Ta3 ke4 la1 ma3 gan1

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(～沙漠) the Taklamakan Desert, located primarily in southern Xinjiang, China

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