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康乾宗迦峰

Mandarin · pinyin Kāng qián zōng jiā fēng

Kachenjunga (Himalayan peak)

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康: kāng · peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy
乾: qián · gān · dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
宗: zōng · lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan
迦: jiā · character for transliteration
峰: fēng · peak, summit; hump of camel

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1–2–1–1–1 · Kang1 qian2 zong1 jia1 feng1

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