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南沙

Mandarin · pinyin Nán shā

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated

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2–1 · Nan2 sha1

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 南沙群島／南沙群岛 (Nánshā Qúndǎo, “Spratly Islands”)
(～區) Nansha (a district of Sansha, Hainan, China)
(～區) Nansha (a district and state-level new area in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China)
(～街道) Nansha (a subdistrict of Nansha district, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China)
(～鎮) Nansha (a town in Yuanyang, Honghe prefecture, Yunnan, China)

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