Mò suǒ lǐ nídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Italian fascist dictator, "Il Duce", president 1922-1943
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Original source entry:

墨索里尼 墨索里尼 [Mo4 suo3 li3 ni2] /Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Italian fascist dictator, "Il Duce", president 1922-1943/

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  • 墨
    mò

    ink stick / China ink / CL:塊|块[kuài] / corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead

    Mò

    surname Mo / abbr. for 墨西哥[Mò xī gē], Mexico

  • 索
    suǒ

    to search / to demand / to ask / to exact / large rope / isolated

    Suǒ

    surname Suo / abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suǒ mǎ lǐ], Somalia

  • 里
    lǐ

    lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[lǐ] / li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhèn] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lín] levels

    Lǐ

    surname Li

  • 尼
    ní

    Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings)

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