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The character 澳 is a phono-semantic compound. Its left-side semantic radical 氵 (water) anchors its meaning to aquatic geographic features, while the right-side component 奥 (奧 in traditional form) provides the phonetic element. Originally, 澳 referred to a deep bay or inlet, a place where water pools deeply along a coastline or riverbank. This geographic meaning has led to its prominent use as an abbreviation for major place names, most notably Macau and as the phonetic translation for Australia.
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澳大利亚是一个国家。
澳门是中国的特别行政区。
澳洲有很多独特的动物。
澳元是澳大利亚的货币。
我今年看了澳网的比赛。
港澳地区旅游非常受欢迎。
澳式足球在澳大利亚很流行。
澳航的航班从北京飞往悉尼。