Tǎn gá ní kā Húdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Lake Tanganyika in East Africa
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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:

坦噶尼喀湖 坦噶尼喀湖 [Tan3 ga2 ni2 ka1 Hu2] /Lake Tanganyika in East Africa/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 坦
    tǎn

    flat / open-hearted / level / smooth

  • 噶
    gá

    phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds) / Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha / (dialect) final particle similar to 了[le] (esp. in Yunnan)

  • 尼
    ní

    Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings)

  • 喀
    kā

    (onom.) sound of coughing or vomiting

  • 湖
    hú

    lake

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