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噶厦

gá xiàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
government of Tibet, dissolved in 1959
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-22d9a77e406204db. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

噶廈 噶厦 [ga2 xia4] /government of Tibet, dissolved in 1959/

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Other forms in these source records: 噶廈

  • 噶
    gá

    phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds) / Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha / (dialect) final particle similar to 了[le] (esp. in Yunnan)

  • 厦
    shà

    (bound form) tall building / mansion / (bound form) rear annex / lean-to / Taiwan pr. [xià]

    Xià

    abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xià mén], Fujian

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.