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粵漢鐵路

简粤汉铁路 · 繁粵漢鐵路

Mandarin · pinyin Yuè Hàn Tiě lù

Canton-Hankou Railway, linking Guangzhou and Wuchang, incorporated since 1957 into the Jing-Guang Railway 京廣鐵路 Jīng Guǎng Tiě lù

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路: lù · road, path, street; journey
粤: yuè · Guangdong and Guangxi provinces; initial particle
汉: hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language
铁: tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm

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4–4–3–4 · Yue4 Han4 Tie3 lu4

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