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遠洋

简远洋 · 繁遠洋

Mandarin · pinyin yuǎn yáng

distant seas
the open ocean (far from the coast)

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遠: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
远: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound

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3–2 · yuan3 yang2

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noun

ocean far away from the mainland

adj

(attributive) oceanic; of the open sea beyond the littoral zone

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