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阿勒泰地區

简阿勒泰地区 · 繁阿勒泰地區

Mandarin · pinyin Ā lè tài Dì qū

Altay, prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區 Xīn jiāng Wéi wú ěr Zì zhì qū

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
勒: lēi · strangle, tighten
泰: tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
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区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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1–4–4–4–1 · A1 le4 tai4 Di4 qu1

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