巴士海峽

简 巴士海峡 · 繁 巴士海峽
Mandarin · pinyin Bā shì Hǎi xiá

Meanings

  1. Bashi Channel in the northern part of the Luzon Strait, just south of Taiwan
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巴
bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
士
shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
海
hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
峽
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峡
xiá · gorge, strait, ravine; isthmus
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1–4–3–2 · Ba1 shi4 Hai3 xia2

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  1. Bashi Channel

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Exact source record巴士海峽 巴士海峡 [Ba1 shi4 Hai3 xia2] /Bashi Channel in the northern part of the Luzon Strait, just south of Taiwan/