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白頭山

简白头山 · 繁白頭山

Mandarin · pinyin Bái tóu shān

Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–2–1 · Bai2 tou2 shan1

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Paektu Mountain (mountain on the border between China and North Korea)

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