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澳大利亞

ou3 daai6 lei6 aa3

ao4 da4 li4 ya3 (Taiwan), ao4 da4 li4 ya4 (PRC)

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[official translation recognized and used by the United Nations]

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 3,660,000

澳大利亞 / 澳大利亚

澳 ou3 juk1 ngou3 yu4 ao4 - [1] deep waters, where sea-going vessels canno
大 daai6 da4 dai4 - big
利 lei6 li4 - profit; gains; benefit; serve
亞 aa3 ya4 - second; Asia

This word was added by aaron on 22nd Jul 2004 and last edited on 5th Feb 2007

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