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雷州半島

简雷州半岛 · 繁雷州半島

Mandarin · pinyin Léi zhōu Bàn dǎo

Leizhou Peninsula

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雷: léi · thunder
州: zhōu · administrative division, state
半: bàn · half
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岛: dǎo · island

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2–1–4–3 · Lei2 zhou1 Ban4 dao3

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Leizhou Peninsula (a peninsula in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China).

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