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烏蘇里江

简乌苏里江 · 繁烏蘇里江

Mandarin · pinyin Wū sū lǐ jiāng

Ussuri River

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里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
乌: wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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Ussuri (river)

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