Dì méngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(Tw) Des Moines, capital of Iowa
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Original source entry:

第蒙 第蒙 [Di4 meng2] /(Tw) Des Moines, capital of Iowa/

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  • 第
    dì

    (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[dì liù] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just

  • 蒙
    méng

    (literary) sincere / honest / genuine / drizzle / mist / blind / dim-sighted / to cover / ignorant / to suffer (misfortune) / to receive (a favor) / to cheat

    mēng

    to deceive / to cheat / to hoodwink / to make a wild guess / (knocked) unconscious / dazed / stunned

    Méng

    surname Meng

    Měng

    Mongol ethnic group / abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Měng gǔ guó] / Taiwan pr. [Méng]

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