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紐埃

简纽埃 · 繁紐埃

Mandarin · pinyin Niǔ āi

Niue (self-governing island state in free association with New Zealand)

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埃: āi · fine dust, dirt
纽: niǔ · knot; button; handle, knob; tie

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3–1 · Niu3 ai1

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nau2 aai1

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Niue (an island and country in Polynesia in Oceania, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)

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