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烏東德

简乌东德 · 繁烏東德

Mandarin · pinyin Wū dōng dé

Wudongde, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江 Jīn shā Jiāng at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
乌: wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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