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迪戈·加西亞島

简迪戈·加西亚岛 · 繁迪戈·加西亞島

Mandarin · pinyin Dí gē · Jiā xī yà Dǎo

Diego Garcia tropical island and US military base in the Indian Ocean, main island of Chago archipelago 查戈斯群島 Chá gē sī Qún dǎo

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迪: dí · enlighten, advance; progress
戈: gē · halberd, spear, lance; rad. 62
加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
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亚: yà · Asia; second
岛: dǎo · island

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2–1–1–1–4–3 · Di2 ge1 · Jia1 xi1 ya4 Dao3

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