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雲貴高原

简云贵高原 · 繁雲貴高原

Mandarin · pinyin Yún Guì gāo yuán

Yunnan and Guizhou plateau in southwest China, covering east Yunnan, whole of Guizhou, west of Guangxi and southern margins of Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan

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雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
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高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
云: yún · say, speak; clouds
贵: guì · expensive, costly, valuable

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2–4–1–2 · Yun2 Gui4 gao1 yuan2

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Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau; Yungui Plateau

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