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乃堆拉山口

Nǎi duī lā Shān kǒudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Nathu La (Himalayan pass on the Silk Road between Tibet and the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim)
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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:

乃堆拉山口 乃堆拉山口 [Nai3 dui1 la1 Shan1 kou3] /Nathu La (Himalayan pass on the Silk Road between Tibet and the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim)/

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Character information

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  • 乃
    nǎi

    to be / thus / so / therefore / then / only / thereupon

  • 堆
    duī

    to pile up / to heap up / a mass / pile / heap / stack / large amount

  • 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]

  • 山
    shān

    mountain / hill (CL:座[zuò]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

    Shān

    surname Shan

  • 口
    kǒu

    mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

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