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蘇必利爾湖

简苏必利尔湖 · 繁蘇必利爾湖

Mandarin · pinyin Sū bì lì ěr Hú

Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 Wǔ dà hú

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必: bì · surely, most certainly; must
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
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湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–4–4–3–2 · Su1 bi4 li4 er3 Hu2

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(Mainland China) Lake Superior (a lake in Canada and the United States : the largest of the Great Lakes, the largest freshwater lake in the world by area, and the third largest freshwater lake in the world by volume)

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