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哈馬黑拉島

简哈马黑拉岛 · 繁哈馬黑拉島

Mandarin · pinyin Hā mǎ hēi lā Dǎo

Halmahera, an island of Indonesia

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哈: hā · sound of laughter
馬: Look up this written character
黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
島: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
岛: dǎo · island

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1–3–1–1–3 · Ha1 ma3 hei1 la1 Dao3

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