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可愛島

简可爱岛 · 繁可愛島

Mandarin · pinyin Kě ài Dǎo

Kauaʻi, fourth-largest island of the Hawaiian archipelago

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可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
愛: ài · love, be fond of, like
島: Look up this written character
爱: ài · love, be fond of, like
岛: dǎo · island

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3–4–3 · Ke3 ai4 Dao3

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