馬提尼克

简 马提尼克 · 繁 馬提尼克
Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ tí ní kè

Meanings

  1. Martinique (French Caribbean island)
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馬
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提
tí · hold in hand; lift in hand
尼
ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
克
kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
马
mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
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3–2–2–4 · Ma3 ti2 ni2 ke4

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  1. (~島) Martinique (an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France in the Caribbean)

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