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喇沙

Mandarin · pinyin lǎ shā#

laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia

Mandarin · pinyin Lǎ shā#

La Salle (used in the names of schools etc)
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651-1719), French priest, founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

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喇: lǎ · horn, bugle; lama; final particle
沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated

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3–1 · la3 sha1

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laa3 saa1

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noun · Etymology 1

(chiefly Cantonese) laksa

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La Salle

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