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檳榔嶼

简槟榔屿 · 繁檳榔嶼

Mandarin · pinyin Bīng lang yǔ

(old name) Penang Island, Malaysia

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榔: láng · betel-nut tree
嶼: Look up this written character
槟: bīn · betel-nut, areca nut
屿: yǔ · island

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1–5–3 · Bing1 lang5 yu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ban1 long4 zeoi6

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Penang (an island of Penang, Malaysia)
Binlang Islet (an islet of Lieyu, Kinmen County, Taiwan)

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