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薩摩亞

saat3 mo1 aa3

sa4 mo2 ya4

Samoa
[official translation recognized and used by the United Nations]

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

薩摩亞 / 萨摩亚

This word was added by Yeegs on 30th Apr 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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薩 saat3 sa4 - [1] a general name of Buddhist gods or immorta
摩 mo1 mo4 maa1 mo4 mi2 ma1 mo2 - [1] [v] rub; scour; chafe [2] friction [3] [v]
亞 aa3 ya4 - second; Asia

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