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亞得里亞海

简亚得里亚海 · 繁亞得里亞海

Mandarin · pinyin Yà dé lǐ yà Hǎi

Adriatic Sea

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亞: Look up this written character
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
亚: yà · Asia; second

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4–2–3–4–3 · Ya4 de2 li3 ya4 Hai3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

aa3 dak1 lei5 aa3 hoi2

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Adriatic Sea (a sea and arm of the Mediterranean Sea, stretching north from the Ionian Sea to Venice, separating the Italian and Balkan Peninsulas)

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