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南冰洋

Mandarin · pinyin Nán bīng yáng

Southern Ocean

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
冰: bīng · ice; ice-cold
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western

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2–1–2 · Nan2 bing1 yang2

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naam4 bing1 joeng4

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the Southern Icy Ocean; the Southern Ocean; the Antarctic Ocean

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