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蘇門答臘

简苏门答腊 · 繁蘇門答臘

Mandarin · pinyin Sū mén dá là

Sumatra, one of the Indonesian islands

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蘇: Look up this written character
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
答: dá · answer, reply; return; assent to
臘: Look up this written character
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
腊: là · year-end sacrifice; dried meat

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1–2–2–4 · Su1 men2 da2 la4

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(～島) Sumatra (the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island)

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