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波拉波拉島

简波拉波拉岛 · 繁波拉波拉島

Mandarin · pinyin Bō lā Bō lā Dǎo

Bora Bora, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia

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波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
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岛: dǎo · island

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1–1–1–1–3 · Bo1 la1 Bo1 la1 Dao3

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