卡爾巴拉

简 卡尔巴拉 · 繁 卡爾巴拉
Mandarin · pinyin Kǎ ěr bā lā

Meanings

  1. Karbala (city in Iraq)
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卡
kǎ · card, punch card; calorie
爾
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巴
bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
拉
lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
尔
ěr · you; that, those; final particle
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3–3–1–1 · Ka3 er3 ba1 la1

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kaa1 ji5 baa1 laai1

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