格恩西島

简 格恩西岛 · 繁 格恩西島
Mandarin · pinyin Gé ēn xī dǎo

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  1. Guernsey (Channel Islands)
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格
gé · pattern, standard, form; style
恩
ēn · kindness, mercy, charity
西
xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
島
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岛
dǎo · island
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2–1–1–3 · Ge2 en1 xi1 dao3

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