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關塞

简关塞 · 繁關塞

Mandarin · pinyin guān sài

border fort, esp. defending narrow valley

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塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation

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1–4 · guan1 sai4

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noun

frontier pass and fortress

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