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獨龍江

简独龙江 · 繁獨龍江

Mandarin · pinyin Dú lóng jiāng

Dulong river in northwest Yunnan on border with Myanmar, tributary of Salween or Nujiang 怒江, sometimes referred to as number four of Three parallel rivers 三江並流, wildlife protection unit

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江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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2–2–1 · Du2 long2 jiang1

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Dulong River, also known as N'Mai River
Dulongjiang (a township in Gongshan, Nujiang prefecture, Yunnan, China)

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