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加拉帕戈斯群島

简加拉帕戈斯群岛 · 繁加拉帕戈斯群島

Mandarin · pinyin Jiā lā pà gē sī Qún dǎo

Galapagos Islands

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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
帕: pà · turban, kerchief, veil; wrap
戈: gē · halberd, spear, lance; rad. 62
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
島: Look up this written character
岛: dǎo · island

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1–1–4–1–1–2–3 · Jia1 la1 pa4 ge1 si1 Qun2 dao3

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the Galapagos Islands

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