阿拉伯半島

简 阿拉伯半岛 · 繁 阿拉伯半島
Mandarin · pinyin Ā lā bó Bàn dǎo

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  1. Arabian Peninsula
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阿
ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
拉
lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
伯
bó · older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
半
bàn · half
島
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岛
dǎo · island
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1–1–2–4–3 · A1 la1 bo2 Ban4 dao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

aa3 laai1 baak3 bun3 dou2

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  1. Arabian Peninsula (a peninsula of West Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates)

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