波利尼西亞

简 波利尼西亚 · 繁 波利尼西亞
Mandarin · pinyin Bō lì ní xī yà

Meanings

  1. Polynesia
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波
bō · waves, breakers; undulations
利
lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
尼
ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
西
xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
亞
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亚
yà · Asia; second
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1–4–2–1–4 · Bo1 li4 ni2 xi1 ya4

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  1. (Mainland-China) Polynesia (a continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them)

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