阿拉巴馬

简 阿拉巴马 · 繁 阿拉巴馬
Mandarin · pinyin Ā lā bā mǎ

Meanings

  1. Alabama, US state
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阿
ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
拉
lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
巴
bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
馬
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马
mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
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1–1–1–3 · A1 la1 ba1 ma3

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aa3 laai1 baa1 maa5

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  1. (Hong Kong, Taiwan) (~州) Alabama (a state of the United States)

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