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Mandarin · pinyin Quán qiú Nán fāng

(geopolitics) the Global South

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全: quán · maintain, keep whole or intact
球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
南: nán · south; southern part; southward
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local

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2–2–2–1 · Quan2 qiu2 Nan2 fang1

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(geopolitics) Global South

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