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奧克蘇斯河

简奥克苏斯河 · 繁奧克蘇斯河

Mandarin · pinyin Ào kè sū sī Hé

Oxus River
alternative name for Amu Darya 阿姆河 Ā mǔ Hé

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奧: Look up this written character
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
蘇: Look up this written character
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
奥: ào · mysterious, obscure, profound
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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4–4–1–1–2 · Ao4 ke4 su1 si1 He2

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