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開都河

简开都河 · 繁開都河

Mandarin · pinyin Kāi dū Hé

Kaidu River, Xinjiang

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
都: dōu · dū · metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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1–1–2 · Kai1 du1 He2

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