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雅礱江

简雅砻江 · 繁雅礱江

Mandarin · pinyin Yǎ lóng jiāng

Yalong river of Tibet and Sichuan

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雅: yǎ · elegant, graceful, refined
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江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
砻: lóng · grind, sharpen; mill

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3–2–1 · Ya3 long2 jiang1

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Yalong River (a major tributary river of the Yangtze River located primarily in Sichuan, China)

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