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洞庭湖

Mandarin · pinyin Dòng tíng Hú

Dongting Lake in northeast Hunan province

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洞: dòng · cave, grotto; ravine; hole
庭: tíng · courtyard; spacious hall or yard
湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green

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4–2–2 · Dong4 ting2 Hu2

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Lake Dongting (a lake northeastern Hunan, China)

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