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瓦罕走廊

Mandarin · pinyin Wǎ hǎn Zǒu láng

Wakhan Corridor, panhandle in the northeast of Afghanistan sharing a border with China at its eastern end

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瓦: wǎ · tile; earthenware pottery; girl
罕: hǎn · rare, scarce; surname
走: zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
廊: láng · corridor, porch, veranda

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3–3–3–2 · Wa3 han3 Zou3 lang2

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Wakhan Corridor (a narrow strip of territory in Afghanistan, extending to China and separating Tajikistan from Pakistan)

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