拉美西斯

Mandarin · pinyin Lā měi xī sī

Meanings

  1. Rameses (name of pharaoh)
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拉
lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
美
měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
西
xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
斯
sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
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1–3–1–1 · La1 mei3 xi1 si1

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laai1 mei5 sai1 si1

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