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南沙群島

简南沙群岛 · 繁南沙群島

Mandarin · pinyin Nán shā Qún dǎo

Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea, whose ownership is disputed between Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
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岛: dǎo · island

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2–1–2–3 · Nan2 sha1 Qun2 dao3

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Spratly Islands

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