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涼山彝族自治州

简凉山彝族自治州 · 繁涼山彝族自治州

Mandarin · pinyin Liáng shān Yí zú Zì zhì zhōu

Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省 Sì chuān Shěng

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涼: liáng · cool, cold; disheartened
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
彝: yí · Yi (nationality); tripod, wine vessel; rule
族: zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer
州: zhōu · administrative division, state
凉: liáng · cool, cold; disheartened

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2–1–2–2–4–4–1 · Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1

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Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture (a Yi autonomous prefecture in Sichuan, China)

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