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秦嶺蜀棧道

简秦岭蜀栈道 · 繁秦嶺蜀棧道

Mandarin · pinyin Qín lǐng shǔ zhàn dào

the Qinling plank road to Shu, a historical mountain road from Shaanxi to Sichuan

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秦: qín · feudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name 'China' comes)
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蜀: shǔ · one of the Three Kingdoms, established by Liu Bei
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道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
岭: lǐng · mountain ridge, mountain peak
栈: zhàn · warehouse; tavern, inn

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2–3–3–4–4 · Qin2 ling3 shu3 zhan4 dao4

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