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設得蘭群島

简设得兰群岛 · 繁設得蘭群島

Mandarin · pinyin Shè dé lán Qún dǎo

Shetland Islands

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得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
蘭: Look up this written character
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
島: Look up this written character
设: shè · build; establish; display
兰: lán · orchid; elegant, graceful
岛: dǎo · island

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4–2–2–2–3 · She4 de2 lan2 Qun2 dao3

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(Mainland China) Shetland Islands (an archipelago and council area of Scotland, roughly north-east of the Orkney Islands; the northernmost part of Scotland and the United Kingdom)

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