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火焰山

Mandarin · pinyin huǒ yàn shān

Mountain of Flames of legend
fig. insurmountable obstacle
Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang

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火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
焰: yàn · flame, blaze; glowing, blazing
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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3–4–1 · huo3 yan4 shan1

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fo2 jim6 saan1

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Flaming Mountains (a red sandstone ridge located in the Tian Shan of Xinjiang)

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