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鄂爾多斯

简鄂尔多斯 · 繁鄂爾多斯

Mandarin · pinyin È ěr duō sī

see 鄂爾多斯市 È ěr duō sī Shì

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鄂: è · Hubei province; startled
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多: duō · much, many; more than, over
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–3–1–1 · E4 er3 duo1 si1

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(～市) Ordos (a prefecture-level city of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China)

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