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南蘇丹

简南苏丹 · 繁南蘇丹

Mandarin · pinyin Nán Sū dān

South Sudan

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
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丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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2–1–1 · Nan2 Su1 dan1

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naam4 sou1 daan1

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South Sudan (a country in East Africa, formerly the southern part of Sudan)

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