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南極洲

简南极洲 · 繁南極洲

Mandarin · pinyin Nán jí zhōu

Antarctica

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
極: Look up this written character
洲: zhōu · continent; island; islet
极: jí · extreme, utmost, furthest, final

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2–2–1 · Nan2 ji2 zhou1

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naam4 gik6 zau1

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Antarctica (the southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole)

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