馬祖列島

简 马祖列岛 · 繁 馬祖列島
Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ zǔ Liè dǎo

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  1. Matsu Islands
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馬
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祖
zǔ · ancestor, forefather; grandfather
列
liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
島
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马
mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
岛
dǎo · island
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3–3–4–3 · Ma3 zu3 Lie4 dao3

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maa5 zou2 lit6 dou2

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name

  1. Matsu Islands

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