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尼雅河

Mandarin · pinyin Ní yǎ Hé

Niya River in southern Xinjiang

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尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
雅: yǎ · elegant, graceful, refined
河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River

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2–3–2 · Ni2 ya3 He2

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