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巴勒斯坦

baa1 lak6 si1 taan2

ba1 le4 si1 tan3

Palestine

Level: 4 Google Frequency: 2,260,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

巴勒斯坦

This word was added by tuan on 15th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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巴 baa1 ba1 - greatly desire; be close to
勒 lak6 laak6 ye4 le1 le4 {lei1} | lei1 {ye4 - [1] [v] force; compel [2] [v] reign; rule; con
斯 si1 si1 si4 - this, these, tear, rip
坦 taan2 tan3 - wide and smooth; flat; smooth; level

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