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萬里

简万里 · 繁萬里

Mandarin · pinyin wàn lǐ#

far away
thousands of miles; 10,000 li

Mandarin · pinyin Wàn Lǐ#

Wan Li (1916-2015), PRC politician

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萬: Look up this written character
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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4–3 · wan4 li3

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noun

(figurative) an immeasurably long distance; very long distance
(Hong Kong Cantonese slang) a necklace

name

(～區) Wanli (a district of New Taipei City, Taiwan)
(～里) an urban village in Wanli district, New Taipei City, Taiwan

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