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挪亞方舟

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Mandarin · pinyin Nuó yà fāng zhōu

Noah's ark

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挪: nuó · move, shift on one side
亞: Look up this written character
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
舟: zhōu · boat, ship; Kangxi radical 137
亚: yà · Asia; second

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2–4–1–1 · Nuo2 ya4 fang1 zhou1

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(chiefly Protestantism) Noah's ark

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