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烏拉
简 乌拉 · 繁 烏拉Mandarin · pinyin wù la
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- leather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 烏拉草 wù la cǎo, worn in northeastern China during winter
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4–5 · wu4 la5
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noun · Etymology 1
- (～鞋) a kind of shoe made from cattle hide and stuffed with Carex meyeriana (烏拉草), worn in the winter in northeastern China
noun · Etymology 2
- (historical) supply points, usually found in Tibet
- (historical) type of hard labor in Southwest China, especially Tibet
- (historical) people serving this type of hard labor
noun · Etymology 3
- (only used in placenames in Manchu areas) river
name · Etymology 3
- (～部) (historical) a tribe of Jurchen people
noun · Etymology 4
- bedding made of skins
intj · Etymology 5
- hooray
name · Etymology 6
- (～山) Alternative term for 烏拉爾／乌拉尔 (Wūlā'ěr, “Ural”).
noun · Etymology 7
- (only used in placenames) mountain
name · Etymology 7
- (～山) a mountain in Bayannur, which is part of the Yin Mountains
name · Etymology 8
- Ulla (name)
name · Etymology 9
- (uncommon) short for 烏拉圭／乌拉圭 (Wūlāguī, “Uruguay”)
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