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新南威爾士

简新南威尔士 · 繁新南威爾士

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn nán wēi ěr shì

New South Wales, southeast Australian state

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
南: nán · south; southern part; southward
威: wēi · pomp, power; powerful; dominate
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士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–2–1–3–4 · Xin1 nan2 wei1 er3 shi4

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san1 naam4 wai1 ji5 si6

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(～州) (Mainland China) New South Wales (a state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1788 to 1901)

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