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瑙魯

简瑙鲁 · 繁瑙魯

Mandarin · pinyin Nǎo lǔ

Nauru, island country in the southwestern Pacific

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瑙: nǎo · agate; cornelian
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鲁: lǔ · foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar

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3–3 · Nao3 lu3

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nou5 lou5

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(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Nauru (a country and island of Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

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