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查戈斯群島

简查戈斯群岛 · 繁查戈斯群島

Mandarin · pinyin Chá gē sī Qún dǎo

Chagos Archipelago, coral archipelago in tropical Indian Ocean, with Diego Garcia 迪戈·加西亞島 Dí gē · Jiā xī yà Dǎo as largest island

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查: chá · investigate, examine, seek into
戈: gē · halberd, spear, lance; rad. 62
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
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岛: dǎo · island

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2–1–1–2–3 · Cha2 ge1 si1 Qun2 dao3

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