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延坪島

简延坪岛 · 繁延坪島

Mandarin · pinyin Yán píng Dǎo

Yeonpyeong island on Yellow Sea coast of Korea

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延: yán · delay, postpone, defer
坪: píng · level ground; Japanese measure
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岛: dǎo · island

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2–2–3 · Yan2 ping2 Dao3

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Yeonpyeong Island, Yeonpyeongdo (a group of South Korean islands in the Yellow Sea)

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