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茶馬互市

简茶马互市 · 繁茶馬互市

Mandarin · pinyin Chá mǎ hù shì

old tea-horse market between Tibet, China, Southeast Asia and India, formalized as a state enterprise under the Song dynasty

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茶: chá · tea
馬: Look up this written character
互: hù · mutually, reciprocally
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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2–3–4–4 · Cha2 ma3 hu4 shi4

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