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琉球群島

简琉球群岛 · 繁琉球群島

Mandarin · pinyin Liú qiú Qún dǎo

Ryukyu Islands
Okinawa 沖繩 Chōng shéng and other islands of modern Japan

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琉: liú · sparkling stone; glazed, opaque
球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
島: Look up this written character
岛: dǎo · island

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2–2–2–3 · Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3

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Ryukyu Islands

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