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瓦良格

Mandarin · pinyin Wǎ liáng gé

Varyag, former Soviet aircraft carrier purchased by China and renamed 遼寧號 Liáo níng Hào

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瓦: wǎ · tile; earthenware pottery; girl
良: liáng · good, virtuous, respectable
格: gé · pattern, standard, form; style

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3–2–2 · Wa3 liang2 ge2

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