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新北界

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn běi jiè

Nearctic realm

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
北: běi · north; northern; northward
界: jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world

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1–3–4 · Xin1 bei3 jie4

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