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威爾斯

wai1 ji5 si1

Wales - part of the United Kingdom (英國), it's the chunk to the left hand side. Other parts of the united kingdom also include England (英格蘭), Scotland (蘇格蘭) and Northern Ireland (北愛爾蘭).

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 181,000

威爾斯

威 wai1 wei1 - dignity; majesty; authority
爾 ji5 er3 ni3 - you; thou; that; this; those
斯 si1 si1 si4 - this, these, tear, rip

This word was added by nanimo on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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