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小孩堤防

Mandarin · pinyin Xiǎo hái Dī fáng

Kinderdijk, village in the Netherlands with a large network of windmills attracting many tourists

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
孩: hái · baby, child; children
堤: dī · tí · dike
防: fáng · defend; prevent; embankment

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3–2–1–2 · Xiao3 hai2 Di1 fang2

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