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不列顛諸島

简不列颠诸岛 · 繁不列顛諸島

Mandarin · pinyin Bù liè diān Zhū dǎo

British Isles

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
列: liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
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諸: Look up this written character
島: Look up this written character
颠: diān · top, peak, summit; upset
诸: zhū · various, all, these; surname
岛: dǎo · island

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4–4–1–1–3 · Bu4 lie4 dian1 Zhu1 dao3

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bat1 lit6 din1 zyu1 dou2

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the British Isles

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