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外蒙

Mandarin · pinyin Wài měng

Outer Mongolia (abbr. for 外蒙古 Wài Měng gǔ)

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外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
蒙: méng · cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃

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4–3 · Wai4 meng3

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 外蒙古 (Wài Měnggǔ, “Outer Mongolia”)

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