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西南中沙群岛

Xī Nán Zhōng shā Qún dǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Paracel, Spratly, and Zhongsha Islands, in the South China Sea, whose ownership is disputed between numerous claimants
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

西南中沙群島 西南中沙群岛 [Xi1 Nan2 Zhong1 sha1 Qun2 dao3] /Paracel, Spratly, and Zhongsha Islands, in the South China Sea, whose ownership is disputed between numerous claimants/

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Other forms in these source records: 西南中沙群島

  • 西
    xī

    west

    Xī

    the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá] / Spanish

  • 南
    nā

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó] / Taiwan pr. [ná]

    nán

    south

    Nán

    surname Nan

  • 中
    zhōng

    within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right

    zhòng

    to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

    Zhōng

    (bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong

  • 沙
    shā

    granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[lì] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

    shà

    (dialect) to sift; to sieve

    Shā

    surname Sha

  • 群
    qún

    group / crowd / flock, herd, pack etc

  • 岛

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.