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阿比西尼亞

简阿比西尼亚 · 繁阿比西尼亞

Mandarin · pinyin Ā bǐ xī ní yà

Abyssinia, historical name of Ethiopia

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
比: bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
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亚: yà · Asia; second

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1–3–1–2–4 · A1 bi3 xi1 ni2 ya4

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aa3 bei2 sai1 nei4 aa3

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(historical) Abyssinia (former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century)

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