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東南亞

简东南亚 · 繁東南亞

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng nán yà

Southeast Asia

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
南: nán · south; southern part; southward
亞: Look up this written character
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
亚: yà · Asia; second

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1–2–4 · Dong1 nan2 ya4

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dung1 naam4 aa3

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Southeast Asia (a geographic region of Asia, comprising the territories of Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam)

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