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金三角

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn sān jiǎo

Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
三: sān · three
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica

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1–1–3 · Jin1 san1 jiao3

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Golden Triangle (in most cases refers to the triangular zone of the tri-border area of Thailand-Laos-Burma)

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