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巴紐

简巴纽 · 繁巴紐

Mandarin · pinyin Bā niǔ

(Tw) Papua New Guinea (abbr. for 巴布亞紐幾內亞 Bā bù yà Niǔ Jī nèi yà)

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
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纽: niǔ · knot; button; handle, knob; tie

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1–3 · Ba1 niu3

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