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策勒

Mandarin · pinyin Cè lè

see 策勒縣 Cè lè Xiàn

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策: cè · scheme, plan; to whip; urge
勒: lēi · strangle, tighten

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4–4 · Ce4 le4

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caak3 lak6

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name · Etymology 1

(～河) a river in Qira, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China
(～縣) Qira, Cele (a county of Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)
(～鎮) Qira, Cele (a town in Qira, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)
(～鄉) Qira, Cele (a township in Qira, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)

name · Etymology 2

Celle (a district of Lower Saxony, Germany)
Celle (a town in Celle district, Lower Saxony, Germany)

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