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釣魚島

简钓鱼岛 · 繁釣魚島

Mandarin · pinyin Diào yú Dǎo

Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands

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魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
島: Look up this written character
钓: diào · fish; fishhook; tempt, lure
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
岛: dǎo · island

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Senkaku Islands; Diaoyu Islands; Diaoyutai Islands

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