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太液池

Mandarin · pinyin Tài yè chí

area to the west of the Forbidden City, now divided into Zhongnanhai and Beihai

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太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
液: yè · sap, juice, liquid, fluid
池: chí · pool, pond; moat; cistern

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4–4–2 · Tai4 ye4 chi2

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Taiye Lake, one of several artificial lakes located in the imperial Chinese gardens of Chang'an and Beijing

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