Tāng mǔ · Kè lán xīdictionary entry
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Tom Clancy (1947-2013), US author
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湯姆·克蘭西 汤姆·克兰西 [Tang1 mu3 · Ke4 lan2 xi1] /Tom Clancy (1947-2013), US author/

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Other forms in these source records: 湯姆·克蘭西

  • 汤
    shāng

    rushing current

    tāng

    soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled

    Tāng

    surname Tang

  • 姆
    m

    used in 姆媽|姆妈[m1 ma1]

    mǔ

    (old) female tutor / used in 保姆[bǎo mǔ]

  • 克
    kè

    to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares / to overthrow

    Kè

    abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia / (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi xī yà], Croatia / Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God

  • 兰
    lán

    orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

    Lán

    surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán zhōu], Gansu

  • 西
    xī

    west

    Xī

    the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá] / Spanish

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