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阿勒泰市

Mandarin · pinyin Ā lè tài Shì

Altay, a county-level city in Altay Prefecture 阿勒泰地區 Ā lè tài Dì qū, Xinjiang

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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 ䷊
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade

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1–4–4–4 · A1 le4 tai4 Shi4

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