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烏海

简乌海 · 繁烏海

Mandarin · pinyin Wū hǎi

see 烏海市 Wū hǎi Shì

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海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
乌: wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark

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1–3 · Wu1 hai3

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wu1 hoi2

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name · Etymology 1

(～市) Wuhai (a prefecture-level city of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China)

name · Etymology 2

(Taiwanese Hokkien) Black Sea (sea between Europe and Asia)

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