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烏里雅蘇台

简乌里雅苏台 · 繁烏里雅蘇台

Mandarin · pinyin Wū lǐ yǎ sū tái

Uliastai, the Qing name for outer Mongolia

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里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
雅: yǎ · elegant, graceful, refined
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台: tái · platform; unit; term of address
乌: wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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1–3–3–1–2 · Wu1 li3 ya3 su1 tai2

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