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韃靼海峽

简鞑靼海峡 · 繁韃靼海峽

Mandarin · pinyin Dá dá Hǎi xiá

Strait of Tartary between Sakhalin and Russian mainland

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靼: dá · Tatars
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
峽: Look up this written character
鞑: dá · the Tatars
峡: xiá · gorge, strait, ravine; isthmus

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2–2–3–2 · Da2 da2 Hai3 xia2

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Strait of Tartary (a strait in the Pacific Ocean, between Sakhalin and mainland Asia)

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