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大陸坡

简大陆坡 · 繁大陸坡

Mandarin · pinyin dà lù pō

continental slope (boundary of continental shelf)

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
陸: Look up this written character
坡: pō · slope, bank, hillside
陆: lù · land, continental; army

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4–4–1 · da4 lu4 po1

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daai6 luk6 bo1

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