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白令海峽

简白令海峡 · 繁白令海峽

Mandarin · pinyin Bái lìng Hǎi xiá

the Bering Strait (between Siberia and Alaska)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
令: lìng · command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
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峡: xiá · gorge, strait, ravine; isthmus

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2–4–3–2 · Bai2 ling4 Hai3 xia2

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Bering Strait (a strait)

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