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灕

简漓 · 繁灕

Mandarin · pinyin lí#

to seep through

Mandarin · pinyin Lí#

name of a river

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漓: lí · river in Guangxi province; water dripping

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lei4

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to seep through
(～江, ～水) Li River (a river in the Guangxi autonomous region, China)
(～水) Alternative name for 大夏河.

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