邊緣地區

简 边缘地区 · 繁 邊緣地區
Mandarin · pinyin biān yuán dì qū

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  1. border area
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邊
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緣
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地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
區
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边
biān · edge, margin, side, border
缘
yuán · hem, margin; reason, cause; fate
区
qū · area, district, region, ward
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1–2–4–1 · bian1 yuan2 di4 qu1

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bin1 jyun4 dei6 keoi1

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