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巍山

Mandarin · pinyin Wēi shān

see 巍山彝族回族自治縣 Wēi shān Yí zú Huí zú Zì zhì xiàn

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巍: wēi · high, lofty, majestic, eminent
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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1–1 · Wei1 shan1

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(～彝族回族自治縣, ～縣) Weishan (a Yi and Hui Autonomous County in Dali prefecture, Yunnan, China)

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