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西語

简西语 · 繁西語

Mandarin · pinyin xī yǔ

western language
Spanish (language)

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
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语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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1–3 · xi1 yu3

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noun · Etymology 1

(obsolescent) Western languages

noun · Etymology 2

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 西班牙語／西班牙语 (Xībānyáyǔ, “Spanish language”)

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