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尼桑

Mandarin · pinyin Ní sāng

Nissan, Japanese car make

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尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
桑: sāng · mulberry tree; surname

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2–1 · Ni2 sang1

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name · Etymology 1

(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 日產／日产 (Rìchǎn, “Nissan”).

noun · Etymology 2

(ACG) An honorific term of address for one's elder brother or a familiar term of address for a young male person.

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