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比利牛斯

Mandarin · pinyin Bǐ lì niú sī

Pyrenees mountains

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比: bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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3–4–2–1 · Bi3 li4 niu2 si1

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(～山, ～山脈) (Mainland China) Pyrenees

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