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蘇拉威西

简苏拉威西 · 繁蘇拉威西

Mandarin · pinyin Sū lā wēi xī

Sulawesi or Celebes (Indonesian Island)

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拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
威: wēi · pomp, power; powerful; dominate
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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1–1–1–1 · Su1 la1 wei1 xi1

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sou1 laai1 wai1 sai1

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(～島) Sulawesi (an island of Indonesia, the world's eleventh-largest island)

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