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阿萊奇冰川

简阿莱奇冰川 · 繁阿萊奇冰川

Mandarin · pinyin Ā lái qí bīng chuān

Aletsch glacier, Switzerland

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
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奇: qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
冰: bīng · ice; ice-cold
川: chuān · stream, river; flow; boil
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field

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1–2–2–1–1 · A1 lai2 qi2 bing1 chuan1

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