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馬爾卡河

简马尔卡河 · 繁馬爾卡河

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ ěr kǎ Hé

Malka River, Russia, a.k.a. Balyksu River

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卡: kǎ · card, punch card; calorie
河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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3–3–3–2 · Ma3 er3 ka3 He2

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