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麗江古城

简丽江古城 · 繁麗江古城

Mandarin · pinyin Lì jiāng gǔ chéng

Lijiang old town (in Yunnan)

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麗: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient
城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
丽: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant

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4–1–3–2 · Li4 jiang1 gu3 cheng2

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