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巴布延群島

简巴布延群岛 · 繁巴布延群島

Mandarin · pinyin Bā bù yán Qún dǎo

Babuyan Archipelago in Luzon Strait north of the Philippines

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
延: yán · delay, postpone, defer
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
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岛: dǎo · island

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1–4–2–2–3 · Ba1 bu4 yan2 Qun2 dao3

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