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英屬維爾京群島

简英属维尔京群岛 · 繁英屬維爾京群島

Mandarin · pinyin Yīng shǔ Wéi ěr jīng Qún dǎo

British Virgin Islands

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英: yīng · petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
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京: jīng · capital city
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
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属: shǔ · class, category, type; belong to
维: wéi · maintain, preserve, safeguard
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
岛: dǎo · island

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1–3–2–3–1–2–3 · Ying1 shu3 Wei2 er3 jing1 Qun2 dao3

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(Mainland China) British Virgin Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean)

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