衣索比亞界

简 衣索比亚界 · 繁 衣索比亞界
Mandarin · pinyin Yī suǒ bǐ yà jiè

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  1. (Tw) Ethiopian Zone, aka Afrotropical realm
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衣
yī · clothes, clothing; cover, skin; Kangxi radical 145
索
suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
比
bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
亞
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界
jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
亚
yà · Asia; second
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1–3–3–4–4 · Yi1 suo3 bi3 ya4 jie4

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