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萊茵河

简莱茵河 · 繁萊茵河

Mandarin · pinyin Lái yīn Hé

Rhine River

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茵: yīn · a cushion, mattress; wormwood; Skimmia japon
河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field

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2–1–2 · Lai2 yin1 He2

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Rhine (a major river in western Europe, which flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea)

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