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羅布泊

简罗布泊 · 繁羅布泊

Mandarin · pinyin Luó bù pō

Lop Nor, former salt lake in Xinjiang, now a salt-encrusted lake bed

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
泊: pō · anchor vessel; lie at anchor
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze

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2–4–1 · Luo2 bu4 po1

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Lop Nur, Lop Nor (a now dried-up endorheic lake in Xinjiang autonomous region, China)
(～鎮) Luobupo (a town in Ruoqiang, Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)

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