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夏威夷群島

简夏威夷群岛 · 繁夏威夷群島

Mandarin · pinyin Xià wēi yí Qún dǎo

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

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4–1–2–2–3 · Xia4 wei1 yi2 Qun2 dao3

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