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馬爾康

简马尔康 · 繁馬爾康

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ ěr kāng

see 馬爾康市 Mǎ ěr kāng Shì

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康: kāng · peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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3–3–1 · Ma3 er3 kang1

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(～市) Barkam (a county-level city, a former county of Ngawa prefecture, Sichuan, China)

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