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龍門山

简龙门山 · 繁龍門山

Mandarin · pinyin Lóng mén shān

Mt Longmen, the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin, an active geological fault line
Mt Longmen in Shandong
Mt Longmen in Henan

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門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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2–2–1 · Long2 men2 shan1

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