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特克斯河

Mandarin · pinyin Tè kè sī Hé

Tekes River in southeast Kazakhstan and northwest China, a tributary of the Ili River 伊犁河 Yī lí Hé

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特: tè · special, unique, distinguished
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River

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4–4–1–2 · Te4 ke4 si1 He2

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