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夏威夷島

简夏威夷岛 · 繁夏威夷島

Mandarin · pinyin Xià wēi yí Dǎo

Hawaiʻi, largest island of the Hawaiian archipelago

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夏: xià · summer; great, grand, big
威: wēi · pomp, power; powerful; dominate
夷: yí · ancient barbarian tribes
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岛: dǎo · island

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4–1–2–3 · Xia4 wei1 yi2 Dao3

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haa6 wai1 ji4 dou2

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