毛里塔尼亞

简 毛里塔尼亚 · 繁 毛里塔尼亞
Mandarin · pinyin Máo lǐ tǎ ní yà

Meanings

  1. Mauritania
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毛
máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
塔
tǎ · tower, spire, tall building
尼
ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
亞
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亚
yà · Asia; second
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2–3–3–2–4 · Mao2 li3 ta3 ni2 ya4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 lei5 taap3 nei5 aa3

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mou4 lei5 taap3 nei4 aa3

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name

  1. (Mainland China) Mauritania (a country in West Africa)

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