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巴音布克草原

Mandarin · pinyin Bā yīn bù kè cǎo yuán

Bayanbulak grasslands in Uldus basin of Tianshan mountains

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning

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1–1–4–4–3–2 · Ba1 yin1 bu4 ke4 cao3 yuan2

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