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馬蒂尼

maa5 dai3 nei4

ma3 di4 ni2

a martini (loanword)

Level: 2

馬蒂尼

馬 maa5 ma3 - horse
蒂 dai3 ding3 di4 dai4 chai4 - [1] peduncle; stem of plants; footstalk
尼 nei4 lik1 lei4 nik1 ni2 ni4 ni3 - Buddhist nun

This word was added by bybell on 26th Oct 2006 and last edited on 29th Nov 2006

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