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錢塘江

简钱塘江 · 繁錢塘江

Mandarin · pinyin Qián táng Jiāng

Qiantang River, the principal river of Zhejiang Province, eastern China, flowing through Hangzhou and into Hangzhou Bay, noted for its spectacular tidal bore 錢塘潮 Qián táng cháo

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塘: táng · pond; tank; dike, embankment
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
钱: qián · money, currency, coins

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2–2–1 · Qian2 tang2 Jiang1

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Qiantang River (in Zhejiang, China)

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