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瓊崖

简琼崖 · 繁瓊崖

Mandarin · pinyin Qióng yá

Qiongya, historic name for Hainan Island 海南島 Hǎi nán Dǎo

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崖: yá · cliff, precipice; precipitous
琼: qióng · jade; rare, precious; elegant; (Cant.) to coagulate

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2–2 · Qiong2 ya2

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king4 ngaai4

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(history) (～道) Qiongya (a circuit of Guangdong, China that administered the island of Hainan between 1912 and 1921 in the Republic of China period); (literary) Hainan

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