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瀘沽湖

简泸沽湖 · 繁瀘沽湖

Mandarin · pinyin Lú gū Hú

Lugu Lake, alpine lake on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan

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沽: gū · buy and sell; inferior in quality
湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
泸: lú · river in Jiangxi province

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2–1–2 · Lu2 gu1 Hu2

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Lugu Lake (a lake in southwestern China)

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