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流球

Mandarin · pinyin Liú qiú

variant of 琉球 Liú qiú, Ryūkyū, e.g. the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島 Liú qiú Qún dǎo stretching from Japan to Taiwan

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流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round

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2–2 · Liu2 qiu2

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