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東突厥斯坦

简东突厥斯坦 · 繁東突厥斯坦

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng tū jué sī tǎn

East Turkestan
historical term for Xinjiang

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
突: tū · suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly
厥: jué · personal pronoun he, she, it
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
坦: tǎn · flat, smooth; self-possessed
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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1–1–2–1–3 · Dong1 tu1 jue2 si1 tan3

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dung1 dat6 kyut3 si1 taan2

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East Turkestan (a geographic region in northwestern China; in modern usage, a synonym of Xinjiang used by the East Turkestan independence movement)

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