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虎跳峽

简虎跳峡 · 繁虎跳峽

Mandarin · pinyin Hǔ tiào Xiá

Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Jinsha River 金沙江 Jīn shā Jiāng in Yunnan

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虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
跳: tiào · jump, leap, vault, bounce; dance
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峡: xiá · gorge, strait, ravine; isthmus

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3–4–2 · Hu3 tiao4 Xia2

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Tiger Leaping Gorge (canyon on the Jinsha River in Yunnan)

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