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黃金海岸

简黄金海岸 · 繁黃金海岸

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng jīn Hǎi àn

name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British colony in Africa) and Costa Daurada (area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain)

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
岸: àn · bank, shore; beach, coast
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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2–1–3–4 · Huang2 jin1 Hai3 an4

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Gold Coast (a city and local government area in southeastern Queensland, Australia)
the "Gold Coast" of China; China's prosperous coastal provinces
Hong Kong Gold Coast
Gold Coast (in Africa)

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