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蜈支洲島

简蜈支洲岛 · 繁蜈支洲島

Mandarin · pinyin Wú zhī zhōu Dǎo

Wuzhizhou Island, Hainan

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蜈: wú · centipede
支: zhī · disperse, pay; support; branch
洲: zhōu · continent; island; islet
島: Look up this written character
岛: dǎo · island

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2–1–1–3 · Wu2 zhi1 zhou1 Dao3

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