西沙群島

简 西沙群岛 · 繁 西沙群島
Mandarin · pinyin Xī shā Qún dǎo

Meanings

  1. Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea, whose ownership is disputed between China, Taiwan, and Vietnam
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西
xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
沙
shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
群
qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
島
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岛
dǎo · island
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1–1–2–3 · Xi1 sha1 Qun2 dao3

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  1. Paracel Islands

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Exact source record西沙群島 西沙群岛 [Xi1 sha1 Qun2 dao3] /Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea, whose ownership is disputed between China, Taiwan, and Vietnam/