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南洋商報

简南洋商报 · 繁南洋商報

Mandarin · pinyin Nán yáng Shāng Bào

Nanyang Siang Pau (Malay's oldest newspaper)

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
商: shāng · commerce, business, trade
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报: bào · report, tell, announce

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2–2–1–4 · Nan2 yang2 Shang1 Bao4

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