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沖繩群島

简冲绳群岛 · 繁沖繩群島

Mandarin · pinyin Chōng shéng Qún dǎo

the Okinawa archipelago

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群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
島: Look up this written character
冲: chōng · soar; pour boiling water over
绳: shéng · rope, string, cord; control
岛: dǎo · island

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1–2–2–3 · Chong1 sheng2 Qun2 dao3

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