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松巴哇

Mandarin · pinyin Sōng bā wā

Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java

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松: sōng · pine tree; fir tree
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
哇: wa · vomit; cry of an infant

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1–1–1 · Song1 ba1 wa1

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