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離石

简离石 · 繁離石

Mandarin · pinyin Lí shí

see 離石區 Lí shí Qū

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離: Look up this written character
石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
离: lí · rare beast; strange; elegant

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2–2 · Li2 shi2

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lei4 sek6

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name

(～區) Lishi (a district of Lüliang, Shanxi, China)

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