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新不列顛島

简新不列颠岛 · 繁新不列顛島

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn Bù liè diān Dǎo

New Britain, island of northeast Papua New Guinea

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
列: liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
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島: Look up this written character
颠: diān · top, peak, summit; upset
岛: dǎo · island

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1–4–4–1–3 · Xin1 Bu4 lie4 dian1 Dao3

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