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越城嶺

简越城岭 · 繁越城嶺

Mandarin · pinyin Yuè chéng lǐng

Yuecheng mountain range between south Hunan and Guangxi

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越: yuè · exceed, go beyond; the more ...
城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
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岭: lǐng · mountain ridge, mountain peak

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4–2–3 · Yue4 cheng2 ling3

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