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第一島鏈

简第一岛链 · 繁第一島鏈

Mandarin · pinyin Dì yī Dǎo liàn

(geopolitics) First Island Chain, strategic arc of islands including Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines

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第: dì · sequence, number; grade, degree
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
島: Look up this written character
鏈: Look up this written character
岛: dǎo · island
链: liàn · chain, wire, cable; chain, shack

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4–1–3–4 · Di4 yi1 Dao3 lian4

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noun

first island chain

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