撒 哈 拉 以 南

Sā hā lā yǐ nándictionary entry

sub-Saharan

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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.

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Original source entry:

撒哈拉以南撒哈拉以南 [Sa1 ha1 la1 yi3 nan2] /sub-Saharan/

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Reference information

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Character information

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撒
sā
to let go / to cast / to let loose / to discharge / to give expression to / (coll.) to pee
sǎ
to scatter / to sprinkle / to spill
哈
hā
(interj.) ha! / (onom. for laughter) / (slang) to be infatuated with / to adore / (bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇[hā shì qí])
hǎ
a Pekinese / a pug / (dialect) to scold
Hā
abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦|哈萨克斯坦[Hā sà kè sī tǎn], Kazakhstan / abbr. for 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Hā ěr bīn], Harbin
拉
lā
to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels
lá
to make a cut in (sth) / to slit / to gash / to slash
là
used in 拉拉蛄[là là gǔ]
以
yǐ
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
Yǐ
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yǐ sè liè]
南
nā
used in 南無|南无[nā mó] / Taiwan pr. [ná]
nán
south
Nán
surname Nan

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