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橫斷山脈

简横断山脉 · 繁橫斷山脈

Mandarin · pinyin Héng duàn shān mài

Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet

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山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
脈: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries
横: héng · across
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
脉: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries

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2–4–1–4 · Heng2 duan4 shan1 mai4

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waang4 dyun6 saan1 mak6

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Hengduan Mountains

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