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通古斯

Mandarin · pinyin Tōng gǔ sī

Tungus

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通: tōng · pass through; common; communicate
古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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1–3–1 · Tong1 gu3 si1

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Tungusic

name

(～河) any of the three rivers, the Lower (Nizhnyaya) Tunguska, the Stony (Podkamennaya) Tunguska, and the Upper (Verkhnyaya) Tunguska, all tributaries of the Yenisei River, Russia

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