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流球群岛

Liú qiú Qún dǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the Ryukyu or Luchu Islands (including Okinawa)
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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:

流球群島 流球群岛 [Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] /the Ryukyu or Luchu Islands (including Okinawa)/

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Other forms in these source records: 流球群島

  • 流
    liú

    to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade

  • 球
    qiú

    ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiú]) / ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[gè] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chǎng]

  • 群
    qún

    group / crowd / flock, herd, pack etc

  • 岛

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