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新幾內亞

简新几内亚 · 繁新幾內亞

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn Jǐ nèi yà

New Guinea

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
幾: jǐ · how many? how much?; a few, some
內: nèi · inside, interior; domestic
亞: Look up this written character
几: jǐ · small table
内: nèi · inside
亚: yà · Asia; second

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1–3–4–4 · Xin1 Ji3 nei4 ya4

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(～島) New Guinea (a large island in the Pacific Ocean north of Australia, in Oceania, whose territory is divided between Indonesia in the west and Papua New Guinea in the east)

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