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都江堰市

Mandarin · pinyin Dū jiāng yàn Shì

Dujiangyan, a county-level city in Chengdu City 成都市 Chéng dū Shì, Sichuan

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都: dōu · dū · metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
堰: yàn · dam; embankment, dike, bank
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade

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1–1–4–4 · Du1 jiang1 yan4 Shi4

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