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新南威爾士州

简新南威尔士州 · 繁新南威爾士州

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn nán wēi ěr shì Zhōu

New South Wales (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
州: zhōu · administrative division, state
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–2–1–3–4–1 · Xin1 nan2 wei1 er3 shi4 Zhou1

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san1 naam4 wai1 ji5 si6 zau1

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