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大西洋中脊

Mandarin · pinyin Dà xī yáng zhōng jǐ

Atlantic mid-ocean ridge

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
脊: jǐ · spine, backbone; ridge

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4–1–2–1–3 · Da4 xi1 yang2 zhong1 ji3

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daai6 sai1 joeng4 zung1 zek3

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