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雷扎耶湖

Mandarin · pinyin Léi zhá yē Hú

Lake Urmia, northwest Iran, a major salt lake
formerly called lake Rezaiyeh

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雷: léi · thunder
扎: zhā · pull up; pierce; struggle free
耶: yé · used in transliteration
湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green

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2–2–1–2 · Lei2 zha2 ye1 Hu2

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