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泰姬陵

Mandarin · pinyin Tài jī líng

Taj Mahal (mausoleum in India)

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泰: tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
姬: jī · beauty; imperial concubine
陵: líng · hill, mound; mausoleum

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Taj Mahal (a monument in Agra, India, constructed between 1631 and 1654, considered one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in the world)

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