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馬國

简马国 · 繁馬國

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ guó

Malaysia

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马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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3–2 · Ma3 guo2

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maa5 gwok3

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name

(chiefly Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore) abbreviation of 馬來西亞 /马来西亚 (Mǎláixīyà) (= Malaysia): a country in Southeast Asia
(abbreviation, alt-of) abbreviation of 馬達加斯加 /马达加斯加 (Mǎdájiāsījiā) (= Madagascar): an island country off the east coast of Southern Africa

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