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開曼群島

简开曼群岛 · 繁開曼群島

Mandarin · pinyin Kāi màn Qún dǎo

Cayman Islands

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
曼: màn · long, extended, vast; beautiful
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
島: Look up this written character
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
岛: dǎo · island

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1–4–2–3 · Kai1 man4 Qun2 dao3

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Cayman Islands (three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea)

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