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種子島

简种子岛 · 繁種子島

Mandarin · pinyin Zhǒng zi dǎo

Tanegashima, Japanese Island off Kyushu, the Japanese space launch site

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種: zhǒng · seed; race; offspring; to plant
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
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种: zhǒng · seed; race, breed; to plant
岛: dǎo · island

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3–5–3 · Zhong3 zi5 dao3

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