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萬里江山

简万里江山 · 繁萬里江山

Mandarin · pinyin wàn lǐ jiāng shān

lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains
a vast territory (idiom)

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萬: Look up this written character
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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4–3–1–1 · wan4 li3 jiang1 shan1

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maan6 lei5 gong1 saan1

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