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秀嶼

简秀屿 · 繁秀嶼

Mandarin · pinyin Xiù yǔ

see 秀嶼區 Xiù yǔ Qū

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秀: xiù · ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful
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屿: yǔ · island

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4–3 · Xiu4 yu3

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name

(～區) Xiuyu (a district of Putian, Fujian, China)

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