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鹽湖城

简盐湖城 · 繁鹽湖城

Mandarin · pinyin Yán hú chéng

Salt Lake City, capital of Utah

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鹽: Look up this written character
湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
盐: yán · salt

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2–2–2 · Yan2 hu2 cheng2

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Salt Lake City (a city, the state capital of Utah, United States)

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