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巴爾幹半島

简巴尔干半岛 · 繁巴爾幹半島

Mandarin · pinyin Bā ěr gàn Bàn dǎo

Balkan Peninsula

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
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幹: Look up this written character
半: bàn · half
島: Look up this written character
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried
岛: dǎo · island

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1–3–4–4–3 · Ba1 er3 gan4 Ban4 dao3

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baa1 ji5 gon3 bun3 dou2

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Balkan Peninsula (a geographic region and large peninsula in southeastern Europe)

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