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明十三陵

Mandarin · pinyin Míng shí sān líng

the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)

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明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
三: sān · three
陵: líng · hill, mound; mausoleum

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2–2–1–2 · Ming2 shi2 san1 ling2

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ming4 sap6 saam1 ling4

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(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 十三陵 (Shísānlíng, “Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty”).

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