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巴顏喀拉

简巴颜喀拉 · 繁巴顏喀拉

Mandarin · pinyin Bā yán kā lā

Bayankala mountain range in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, watershed of 黃河 Huáng Hé Huang He river

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
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喀: kā · vomit; used in transliterations
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
颜: yán · face, facial appearance

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1–2–1–1 · Ba1 yan2 ka1 la1

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