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崦嵫

Mandarin · pinyin Yān zī

(old) name of a mountain in Gansu, where the setting sun was supposed to enter the earth

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崦: yān · a mountain in Kansu, where there is a cave into which the sun is said to sink at night
嵫: zī · a hill in Shantung

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1–1 · Yan1 zi1

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