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阿里郎

Mandarin · pinyin Ā lǐ láng

Arirang, famous Korean song of love and tragic separation, based on folk tale from Georyo dynasty
Arirang, series of Korean earth observation space satellites

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
郎: láng · gentleman, young man; husband

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Arirang

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