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聖安地列斯斷層

简圣安地列斯断层 · 繁聖安地列斯斷層

Mandarin · pinyin Shèng ān de liè sī Duàn céng

San Andreas Fault, California
also written 聖安德列斯斷層

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聖: Look up this written character
安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
列: liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
斷: Look up this written character
層: Look up this written character
圣: shèng · holy, sacred
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
层: céng · story, layer, floor, stratum

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4–1–5–4–1–4–2 · Sheng4 an1 de5 lie4 si1 Duan4 ceng2

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sing3 on1 dei6 lit6 si1 dyun6 cang4

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