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赫圖阿拉

简赫图阿拉 · 繁赫圖阿拉

Mandarin · pinyin Hè tú ā lā

Hetu Ala (Manchu: Yellow Rock), Nurhaci's capital at the 1619 Battle of Sarhu

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赫: hè · bright, radiant, glowing
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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
图: tú · diagram; chart, map, picture

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4–2–1–1 · He4 tu2 a1 la1

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