琉球

Liú qiú

Dictionary entry

Ryūkyū

What does 琉球 mean?

琉球 (Liú qiú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Ryūkyū

2refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan

3Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan

Character breakdown

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琉liúprecious stone 球qiúball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2])

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How to pronounce 琉球

琉球

Liú qiú

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