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臨海水土誌

简临海水土志 · 繁臨海水土誌

Mandarin · pinyin Lín hǎi Shuǐ tǔ zhì

Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer (c. 275) by Shen Ying 沈瑩

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臨: Look up this written character
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
誌: Look up this written character
临: lín · draw near, approach; descend
志: zhì · purpose, will, determination; annals

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2–3–3–3–4 · Lin2 hai3 Shui3 tu3 zhi4

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