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流球群島

简流球群岛 · 繁流球群島

Mandarin · pinyin Liú qiú Qún dǎo

the Ryukyu or Luchu Islands (including Okinawa)

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流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
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岛: dǎo · island

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2–2–2–3 · Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3

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