密西西比河

Mandarin · pinyin Mì xī xī bǐ Hé

Meanings

  1. Mississippi River
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密
mì · dense, thick, close; intimate
西
xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
比
bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
河
hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
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4–1–1–3–2 · Mi4 xi1 xi1 bi3 He2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mat6 sai1 sai1 bei2 ho4

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  1. Mississippi, Mississippi River (a major river in the United States, flowing southward from north-central Minnesota through Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Minnesota and Louisiana, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico)

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