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峨嵋山

Mandarin · pinyin É méi Shān

variant of 峨眉山 É méi Shān

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峨: é · lofty
嵋: méi · Omei mountain in Sichuan
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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2–2–1 · E2 mei2 Shan1

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