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南西諸島

简南西诸岛 · 繁南西諸島

Mandarin · pinyin Nán xī zhū dǎo

Ryukyu Islands
Okinawa 沖繩 Chōng shéng and other islands of modern Japan

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
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诸: zhū · various, all, these; surname
岛: dǎo · island

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2–1–1–3 · Nan2 xi1 zhu1 dao3

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