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大運河

简大运河 · 繁大運河

Mandarin · pinyin Dà Yùn hé

the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
运: yùn · luck, fortune; ship, transport

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4–4–2 · Da4 Yun4 he2

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 京杭大運河／京杭大运河 (Jīng-Háng Dàyùnhé, “Grand Canal”)

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