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阿壩

简阿坝 · 繁阿壩

Mandarin · pinyin Ā bà

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
壩: Look up this written character
坝: bà · embankment; dam

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1–4 · A1 ba4

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(～藏族羌族自治州, ～州) Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Aba (an autonomous prefecture of Sichuan, China)
(～縣) Ngawa (a county of Ngawa prefecture, Sichuan, China)

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