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瞿塘峽

简瞿塘峡 · 繁瞿塘峽

Mandarin · pinyin Qú táng Xiá

Qutang Gorge, 8 km long gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze in Chongqing 重慶 Chóng qìng, the upper of the Three Gorges 三峽 Sān Xiá

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瞿: qú · surname
塘: táng · pond; tank; dike, embankment
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峡: xiá · gorge, strait, ravine; isthmus

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Qutang Gorge (the shortest of China's Three Gorges)

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