新幾內亞

简 新几内亚 · 繁 新幾內亞
Mandarin · pinyin Xīn Jǐ nèi yà

Meanings

  1. New Guinea
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新
xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
幾
jǐ · how many? how much?; a few, some
內
nèi · inside, interior; domestic
亞
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几
jǐ · small table
内
nèi · inside
亚
yà · Asia; second
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1–3–4–4 · Xin1 Ji3 nei4 ya4

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san1 gei1 noi6 aa3

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name

  1. (~島) New Guinea (a large island in the Pacific Ocean north of Australia, in Oceania, whose territory is divided between Indonesia in the west and Papua New Guinea in the east)

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