南奧塞梯

简 南奥塞梯 · 繁 南奧塞梯
Mandarin · pinyin Nán Ào sài tī

Meanings

  1. South Ossetia
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南
nán · south; southern part; southward
奧
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塞
sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
梯
tī · ladder, steps, stairs; lean
奥
ào · mysterious, obscure, profound
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2–4–4–1 · Nan2 Ao4 sai4 ti1

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  1. (Mainland China) South Ossetia (a geographic region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country in the South Caucasus on the border of Europe and Asia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the vast majority of the international community)

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