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亞速海

简亚速海 · 繁亞速海

Mandarin · pinyin Yà sù Hǎi

Sea of Azov in southern Russia

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亞: Look up this written character
速: sù · quick, prompt, speedy
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
亚: yà · Asia; second

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4–4–3 · Ya4 su4 Hai3

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Sea of Azov (a very shallow sea bounded by Russia, Ukraine, and the Crimean peninsula, linked to the Black Sea by the Strait of Kerch)

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