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萬里長江

简万里长江 · 繁萬里長江

Mandarin · pinyin Wàn lǐ Cháng jiāng

Changjiang River
Yangtze River

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萬: Look up this written character
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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4–3–2–1 · Wan4 li3 Chang2 jiang1

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maan6 lei5 coeng4 gong1

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