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阿爾泰山脈

简阿尔泰山脉 · 繁阿爾泰山脈

Mandarin · pinyin Ā ěr tài shān mài

Altai mountain chain on the border of Russia and Mongolia

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
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泰: tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
脈: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
脉: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries

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1–3–4–1–4 · A1 er3 tai4 shan1 mai4

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aa3 ji5 taai3 saan1 mak6

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