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沙捞越

Shā lāo yuèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
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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.

Source record: cd-81dc9d26db865192. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

沙撈越 沙捞越 [Sha1 lao1 yue4] /Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲/

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Other forms in these source records: 沙撈越

  • 沙
    shā

    granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[lì] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

    shà

    (dialect) to sift / to sieve

    Shā

    surname Sha

  • 捞
    lāo

    to fish up / to dredge up

  • 越
    yuè

    to exceed / to climb over / to surpass / the more... the more

    Yuè

    generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods / abbr. for Vietnam 越南

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