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福爾摩沙

fú ěr mó shā·ㄈㄨˊ ㄦˇ ㄇㄛˊ ㄕㄚ

“Portuguese transliteration of Formosa, meaning "beautiful"; a historical name for Taiwan, dating from 16th-century Portuguese sailors who called it the "beautiful island".”

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福

fú·ㄈㄨˊ

Good fortune; happiness; luck; blessing; a surname; abbr. for Fujian province; archaic: sacrificial wine or meat; archaic: a woman's formal bow.

爾

ěr·ㄦˇ

A function word; you; thus; so; like that; this; that; a final particle indicating mild exclamation or question.

摩

mó·ㄇㄛˊ

To rub or chafe; to scour or grind; to stroke or caress; to mutually exchange ideas or skills; to approach or draw near; to destroy or eliminate.

沙

shā·ㄕㄚ

Sand; fine particles; surname; hoarse or raspy sound; to sift; to sieve; water-side land; overripe fruit.

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