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泰米爾納德

简泰米尔纳德 · 繁泰米爾納德

Mandarin · pinyin Tài mǐ ěr Nà dé

Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈 Qīn nài
formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦 Mǎ dé lā sī bāng

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泰: tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
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德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
纳: nà · admit, take, receive, accept

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4–3–3–4–2 · Tai4 mi3 er3 Na4 de2

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(～邦) (chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong) Tamil Nadu (a state in southern India)

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