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白翎島

简白翎岛 · 繁白翎島

Mandarin · pinyin Bái líng Dǎo

Baengnyeong Island of South Korea, near the Northern Limit Line

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
翎: líng · feather; plume; wing
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岛: dǎo · island

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2–2–3 · Bai2 ling2 Dao3

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