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阿克塞

Mandarin · pinyin Ā kè sài

see 阿克塞哈薩克族自治縣 Ā kè sài Hā sà kè zú Zì zhì xiàn

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress

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1–4–4 · A1 ke4 sai4

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(～哈薩克族自治縣) Akesai (a Kazakh autonomous county of Jiuquan, Gansu, China)

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