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福爾摩沙

简福尔摩沙 · 繁福爾摩沙

Mandarin · pinyin Fú ěr mó shā

Formosa (Tw)

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福: fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
爾: Look up this written character
摩: mó · rub, scour, grind; friction
沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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2–3–2–1 · Fu2 er3 mo2 sha1

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fuk1 ji5 mo1 saa1

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name

(historical, poetic) Formosa (historic name of Taiwan)
(～省) Formosa (a province in northern Argentina)
(～市) Formosa (the provincial capital of Formosa, Argentina)

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