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隴海

简陇海 · 繁隴海

Mandarin · pinyin Lǒng Hǎi

Jiangsu-Gansu railway
abbr. for 隴海鐵路 Lǒng Hǎi tiě lù

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海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
陇: lǒng · mountain located between Shanxi

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