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湯加

简汤加 · 繁湯加

Mandarin · pinyin Tāng jiā

Tonga, South Pacific archipelago kingdom

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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
汤: tāng · hot water; soup, gravy, broth

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1–1 · Tang1 jia1

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tong1 gaa1

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(Mainland China) Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania)

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