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半島電視台

简半岛电视台 · 繁半島電視台

Mandarin · pinyin Bàn dǎo Diàn shì tái

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半: bàn · half
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台: tái · platform; unit; term of address
岛: dǎo · island
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see

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4–3–4–4–2 · Ban4 dao3 Dian4 shi4 tai2

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