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泥石流

Mandarin · pinyin ní shí liú

landslide
torrent of mud and stones
mudslide

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泥: ní · mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster
石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class

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2–2–2 · ni2 shi2 liu2

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mudslide

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