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峨眉

Mandarin · pinyin É méi

(used in place names, notably 峨眉山 É méi Shān Mount Emei in Sichuan)

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峨: é · lofty
眉: méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book

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(～山) Mount Emei
(～鄉) Emei (a rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan)
(～縣) (historical) Emei (a historical county of China; now Emeishan City, Sichuan)

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