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東帝汶

简东帝汶 · 繁東帝汶

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng Dì wèn

Timor-Leste (East Timor)

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
帝: dì · supreme ruler, emperor; god
汶: wèn · a river in Shandong province
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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1–4–4 · Dong1 Di4 wen4

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dung1 dai3 man4

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East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)

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