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南島

简南岛 · 繁南島

Mandarin · pinyin Nán dǎo

South Island (of New Zealand)
(bound form) Austronesian

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
島: Look up this written character
岛: dǎo · island

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2–3 · Nan2 dao3

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name · Etymology 1

South Island (one of the two major islands of New Zealand)

adj · Etymology 2

Austronesian

name · Etymology 3

(Philippine Hokkien, dated) Visayas (an archipelago of the Philippines)
(Philippine Hokkien, dated) Mindanao (an island of the Philippines)

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