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東北亞

简东北亚 · 繁東北亞

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng běi yà

Northeast Asia

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
北: běi · north; northern; northward
亞: Look up this written character
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
亚: yà · Asia; second

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1–3–4 · Dong1 bei3 ya4

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Northeast Asia (a geographic region of Asia bordering the west coast of the northern Pacific Ocean; generally including Japan, Korea, northeast China and the Russian Far East, and sometimes including all of China and Siberia)

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