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東非大地塹

简东非大地堑 · 繁東非大地塹

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng Fēi dà dì qiàn

Great East African rift valley

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
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东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
堑: qiàn · moat, trench, pit, cavity

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1–1–4–4–4 · Dong1 Fei1 da4 di4 qian4

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dung1 fei1 daai6 dei6 cim3

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