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西澳大利亞

简西澳大利亚 · 繁西澳大利亞

Mandarin · pinyin Xī Ào dà lì yà

Western Australia, Australian state

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
澳: ào · inlet, bay; dock, bank
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
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亚: yà · Asia; second

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1–4–4–4–4 · Xi1 Ao4 da4 li4 ya4

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sai1 ou3 daai6 lei6 aa3

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Western Australia (a state of Australia, occupying the western third of the continent; a former British colony until 1901)

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