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琉球 (lau4 kau4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

琉球 (lau4 kau4, Liú qiú) — Ryūkyū; refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan; Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 琉 (lau4) — precious stone; sparkling stone; glazed; opaque
• 琉球國 (lau4 kau4 gwok3) — Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa)
• 琉球歌鴝 (lau4 kau4 go1 keoi4) — (bird species of China) Ryukyu robin (Larvivora komadori)
• 琉球海 (lau4 kau4 hoi2) — Ryūkyū Sea; refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretch…
• 琉球王國 (lau4 kau4 wong4 gwok3) — Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa)
• 琉球群島 (lau4 kau4 kwan4 dou2) — Ryukyu Islands; Okinawa 沖繩|冲绳[Chong1 sheng2] and other islands of modern Japan

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