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外滿洲

简外满洲 · 繁外滿洲

Mandarin · pinyin Wài Mǎn zhōu

Outer Manchuria (the historical name for the part of Russia near northeastern China that was ceded to the Russian Empire in the mid-19th century)

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外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
滿: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
洲: zhōu · continent; island; islet
满: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied

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4–3–1 · Wai4 Man3 zhou1

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