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薩摩亞

简萨摩亚 · 繁薩摩亞

Mandarin · pinyin Sà mó yà

Samoa

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薩: Look up this written character
摩: mó · rub, scour, grind; friction
亞: Look up this written character
萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals
亚: yà · Asia; second

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4–2–4 · Sa4 mo2 ya4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saat3 mo1 aa3

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Samoa (a country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)

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