Měi shǔ Sà mó yàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
American Samoa
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Original source entry:

美屬薩摩亞 美属萨摩亚 [Mei3 shu3 Sa4 mo2 ya4] /American Samoa/

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Other forms in these source records: 美屬薩摩亞

  • 美
    měi

    beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself

    Měi

    (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó])

  • 属
    shǔ

    category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute

    zhǔ

    to join together / to fix one's attention on / to concentrate on

  • 萨
    sà

    used in 菩薩|菩萨[pú sà] / used in transliteration

    Sà

    surname Sa

  • 摩
    mā

    used in 摩挲[mā sa]

    mó

    to rub

  • 亚
    yà

    second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [yǎ]

    Yà

    Asia / Asian / Taiwan pr. [Yǎ]

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