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瀘定橋

简泸定桥 · 繁瀘定橋

Mandarin · pinyin Lú dìng qiáo

Luding Bridge over Dadu river 大渡河 Dà dù hé in Sichuan, built by Kangxi in 1706, linking Luding county Sichuan Luding county 瀘定縣 Lú dìng xiàn with Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 Gān zī Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu

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定: dìng · decide, settle, fix
橋: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece
泸: lú · river in Jiangxi province
桥: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece

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2–4–2 · Lu2 ding4 qiao2

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