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白鹼灘

简白碱滩 · 繁白鹼灘

Mandarin · pinyin Bái jiǎn tān

see 白鹼灘區 Bái jiǎn tān Qū

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
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灘: Look up this written character
碱: jiǎn · alkaline, alkali, lye, salt
滩: tān · bank, a sandbar, shoal; rapids

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2–3–1 · Bai2 jian3 tan1

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