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亞細安

简亚细安 · 繁亞細安

Mandarin · pinyin Yà xì ān

(Singapore, Malaysia) ASEAN

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亞: Look up this written character
細: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
亚: yà · Asia; second
细: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin

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4–4–1 · Ya4 xi4 an1

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(Singapore) short for 亞細安組織／亚细安组织 (Yàxì'ān Zǔzhī, “ASEAN”)

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