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海南

Mandarin · pinyin Hǎi nán

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海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
南: nán · south; southern part; southward

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3–2 · Hai3 nan2

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hoi2 naam4

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(～島) Hainan, Hainan Island (an island off the coast of southern China)
(～省) Hainan (a province off the coast of southern China, primarily made up of Hainan Island)
(～藏族自治州, ～州) Hainan, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (a Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Qinghai, China)
(～區) Hainan (a district of Wuhai, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China)
(～市) Kainan (a city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan)

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