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史丹頓島

简史丹顿岛 · 繁史丹頓島

Mandarin · pinyin Shǐ dān dùn Dǎo

Staten Island, borough of New York City

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史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals
丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
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島: Look up this written character
顿: dùn · pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange
岛: dǎo · island

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3–1–4–3 · Shi3 dan1 dun4 Dao3

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Staten Island (a borough of New York, New York, United States)

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