查戈斯群島

简 查戈斯群岛 · 繁 查戈斯群島
Mandarin · pinyin Chá gē sī Qún dǎo

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  1. Chagos Archipelago, coral archipelago in tropical Indian Ocean, with Diego Garcia 迪戈·加西亞島 Dí gē · Jiā xī yà Dǎo as largest island
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查
chá · investigate, examine, seek into
戈
gē · halberd, spear, lance; rad. 62
斯
sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
群
qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
島
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岛
dǎo · island
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2–1–1–2–3 · Cha2 ge1 si1 Qun2 dao3

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caa4 gwo1 si1 kwan4 dou2

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查戈斯群島 · Cha2 ge1 si1 Qun2 dao3
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Exact source record查戈斯群島 查戈斯群岛 [Cha2 ge1 si1 Qun2 dao3] /Chagos Archipelago, coral archipelago in tropical Indian Ocean, with Diego Garcia 迪戈·加西亞島|迪戈·加西亚岛[Di2 ge1 · Jia1 xi1 ya4 Dao3] as largest island/