琉 球 海

Liú qiú Hǎidictionary entry

Ryūkyū Sea / refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liú qiú Qún dǎo] stretching from Japan to Taiwan

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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:

琉球海 琉球海 [Liu2 qiu2 Hai3] /Ryūkyū Sea/refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan/

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Character information

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琉
liú
precious stone
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]
海
hǎi
ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous
Hǎi
surname Hai

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