琉球群島

简 琉球群岛 · 繁 琉球群島
Mandarin · pinyin Liú qiú Qún dǎo

Meanings

  1. Ryukyu Islands
  2. Okinawa 沖繩 Chōng shéng and other islands of modern Japan
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琉
liú · sparkling stone; glazed, opaque
球
qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
群
qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
島
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岛
dǎo · island
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2–2–2–3 · Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3

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  1. Ryukyu Islands

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琉球群島 · Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3
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Exact source record琉球群島 琉球群岛 [Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] /Ryukyu Islands/Okinawa 沖繩|冲绳[Chong1 sheng2] and other islands of modern Japan/