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尉犁

Mandarin · pinyin Yù lí

see 尉犁縣 Yù lí Xiàn

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尉: wèi · officer, military rank
犁: lí · plow

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4–2 · Yu4 li2

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name

(～國) (historical) State of Yuli (former state in the Western Regions)
(～縣) Yuli (a county of Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)
(～鎮) Yuli (a town in Yuli, Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)

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