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大卫·尼尔

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Alexandra David-Néel (1868-1969), Belgian-French explorer and writer who traveled in Tibet in the 1920s
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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:

大衛·尼爾 大卫·尼尔 [Da4 wei4 · Ni2 er3] /Alexandra David-Néel (1868-1969), Belgian-French explorer and writer who traveled in Tibet in the 1920s/

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Other forms in these source records: 大衛·尼爾

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 卫
    wèi

    to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene / health / abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet

    Wèi

    surname Wei / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces

  • 尼
    ní

    Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings)

  • 尔
    ěr

    thus / so / like that / you / thou

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