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尼瑪縣

简尼玛县 · 繁尼瑪縣

Mandarin · pinyin Ní mǎ Xiàn

Nyima, a county in Nagqu City 那曲市 Nà qǔ Shì, Tibet

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尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
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玛: mǎ · agate; cornelian
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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2–3–4 · Ni2 ma3 Xian4

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