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波羅

简波罗 · 繁波羅

Mandarin · pinyin Bō luó

Polo (car made by Volkswagen)
surname Polo

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波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
羅: Look up this written character
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze

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noun · Etymology 1

(obsolete, chiefly Nanzhao) tiger

noun · Etymology 2

(literary) short for 波羅蜜／波罗蜜 (bōluómì, “paramita”)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 菠蘿 /菠萝 (bōluó, “pineapple”)
(dialectal Mandarin) wooden fish (Buddhist wooden percussion instrument)

adj · Etymology 3

(archaic) melancholy

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