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澳

Mandarin · pinyin ào#

deep bay; cove; harbor

Mandarin · pinyin Ào#

Macao (abbr. for 澳門 Ào mén)
Australia (abbr. for 澳大利亞 Ào dà lì yà)

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澳: ào · inlet, bay; dock, bank

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4 · ao4

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juk1 · ou3

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inlet of the sea where ships can anchor; bay
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 澳大利亞／澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà): Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 澳門／澳门 (Àomén, “Macau”)

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(alt. form 隩) riverbank where the river bends

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