幼發拉底河

简 幼发拉底河 · 繁 幼發拉底河
Mandarin · pinyin Yòu fā lā dǐ Hé

Meanings

  1. Euphrates River
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幼
yòu · infant, young child; immature
發
fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
拉
lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
底
dǐ · bottom, underneath, underside
河
hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
发
fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
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4–1–1–3–2 · You4 fa1 la1 di3 He2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau3 faat3 laai1 dai2 ho4

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jau3 faat3 laai1 dai2 ho4

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name

  1. Euphrates (a river in West Asia, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf)

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