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桑給巴爾

简桑给巴尔 · 繁桑給巴爾

Mandarin · pinyin Sāng jǐ bā ěr

Zanzibar

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桑: sāng · mulberry tree; surname
給: gěi · give; by, for
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
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给: gěi · give; by, for
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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Zanzibar (an island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean)
(～島) Zanzibar Island, Unguja (an island of Tanzania)

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