拉布拉多

Mandarin · pinyin Lā bù lā duō

Meanings

  1. Labrador, Canada
  2. Labrador (a breed of dog)
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拉
lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
布
bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
多
duō · much, many; more than, over
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1–4–1–1 · La1 bu4 la1 duo1

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  1. Labrador (a geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada)
  2. Labrador (a peninsula including the province of Newfoundland and Labrador as well as the northern three-fourths of Quebec; in full, the Labrador Peninsula)
  3. Labrador Sea (an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Labrador)
  4. Labrador (a municipality and town in Pangasinan, Philippines)

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