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馬爾代夫

简马尔代夫 · 繁馬爾代夫

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ ěr dài fū

the Maldives

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代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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3–3–4–1 · Ma3 er3 dai4 fu1

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maa5 ji5 doi6 fu1

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(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)

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