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色拉

Mandarin · pinyin sè lā

(loanword) salad

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色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen

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4–1 · se4 la1

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noun · Etymology 1

(chiefly Mainland China) salad

name · Etymology 2

(～山口) Sela (a mountain pass in Tsona, Shannan, Tibet autonomous region, China, now controlled by India)

name · Etymology 3

(～寺) Sera Monastery (a lamasery in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, China)
(now historical) (～鄉) Sera (a township in Daocheng, Garzê prefecture, Sichuan, China), now Gatong (a town in Daocheng, Garzê prefecture, Sichuan, China)

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