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年楚河

Mandarin · pinyin Nián chǔ Hé

Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo

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年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
楚: chǔ · name of feudal state; clear
河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River

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2–3–2 · Nian2 chu3 He2

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nin4 co2 ho4

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Nyang Qu (a tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo in Shigatse, Tibet autonomous region, China)

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