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秦嶺山脈

简秦岭山脉 · 繁秦嶺山脈

Mandarin · pinyin Qín lǐng Shān mài

Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi, forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原 Guān zhōng Píng yuán and the Han River 漢水 Hàn shuǐ valley

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秦: qín · feudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name 'China' comes)
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山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
脈: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries
岭: lǐng · mountain ridge, mountain peak
脉: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries

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2–3–1–4 · Qin2 ling3 Shan1 mai4

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