海南省

Mandarin · pinyin Hǎi nán Shěng

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  1. Hainan Province, capital Haikou 海口市 Hǎi kǒu Shì (short name 瓊 Qióng)
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海
hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
南
nán · south; southern part; southward
省
shěng · province; save, economize
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3–2–3 · Hai3 nan2 Sheng3

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海南省 · Hai3 nan2 Sheng3
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Exact source record海南省 海南省 [Hai3 nan2 Sheng3] /Hainan Province, capital Haikou 海口市[Hai3 kou3 Shi4] (short name 瓊|琼[Qiong2])/