不列顛哥倫比亞
简 不列颠哥伦比亚 · 繁 不列顛哥倫比亞Meanings
- British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada
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- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 列
- liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
- 顛
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- 哥
- gē · elder brother
- 倫
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- 比
- bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
- 亞
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- 颠
- diān · top, peak, summit; upset
- 伦
- lún · normal human relationships
- 亚
- yà · Asia; second
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Mandarin tones
4–4–1–1–2–3–4 · Bu4 lie4 dian1 Ge1 lun2 bi3 ya4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
bat1 lit6 din1 go1 leon4 bei2 aa3
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name
- British Columbia (a province in western Canada)
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