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布干維爾島

简布干维尔岛 · 繁布干維爾島

Mandarin · pinyin Bù gān wéi ěr Dǎo

Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried
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维: wéi · maintain, preserve, safeguard
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
岛: dǎo · island

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4–1–2–3–3 · Bu4 gan1 wei2 er3 Dao3

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