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第二島鏈

简第二岛链 · 繁第二島鏈

Mandarin · pinyin Dì èr Dǎo liàn

(geopolitics) Second Island Chain, strategic arc of islands stretching from Japan's Bonin Islands to Guam and Papua New Guinea

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第: dì · sequence, number; grade, degree
二: èr · two; twice
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岛: dǎo · island
链: liàn · chain, wire, cable; chain, shack

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4–4–3–4 · Di4 er4 Dao3 lian4

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second island chain

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