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亞速爾群島

简亚速尔群岛 · 繁亞速爾群島

Mandarin · pinyin Yà sù ěr Qún dǎo

Azores Islands

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亞: Look up this written character
速: sù · quick, prompt, speedy
爾: Look up this written character
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
島: Look up this written character
亚: yà · Asia; second
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
岛: dǎo · island

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4–4–3–2–3 · Ya4 su4 er3 Qun2 dao3

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the Azores (an archipelago in the North Atlantic belonging to Portugal)

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