See Kunlun on Wiktionary
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"sense": "Mythological Chinese mountain or mountain range",
"word": "崑崙山"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Kūnlúnshān",
"sense": "Mythological Chinese mountain or mountain range",
"word": "昆仑山"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Kunlun",
"Kunlun (mythology)#Name",
"Wikipedia",
"Zhengzhang Shangfang"
],
"word": "Kunlun"
}
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