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馬利亞納群島

简马利亚纳群岛 · 繁馬利亞納群島

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ lì yà nà Qún dǎo

Mariana Islands in the Pacific

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馬: Look up this written character
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
亞: Look up this written character
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群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
島: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
亚: yà · Asia; second
纳: nà · admit, take, receive, accept
岛: dǎo · island

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3–4–4–4–2–3 · Ma3 li4 ya4 na4 Qun2 dao3

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