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日月潭

Mandarin · pinyin Rì yuè Tán

Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County, Taiwan

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日: rì · sun; day; daytime
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
潭: tán · deep pool, lake; deep, profound

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4–4–2 · Ri4 yue4 Tan2

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Sun Moon Lake, a lake in Taiwan

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