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斷橋

简断桥 · 繁斷橋

Mandarin · pinyin Duàn Qiáo

The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou)

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橋: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
桥: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece

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4–2 · Duan4 Qiao2

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