Bō sī pǔ lǔ sī Hǎi xiádictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the Bosphorus (strait)
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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:

波斯普魯斯海峽 波斯普鲁斯海峡 [Bo1 si1 pu3 lu3 si1 Hai3 xia2] /the Bosphorus (strait)/

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Other forms in these source records: 波斯普魯斯海峽

  • 波
    bō

    wave / ripple / storm / surge

    Bō

    (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bō lán]) / surname Bo

  • 斯
    sī

    (phonetic) / this

    Sī

    Slovakia / Slovak / abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Sī luò fá kè]

  • 普
    pǔ

    general / popular / everywhere / universal

  • 鲁
    lǔ

    (bound form) crass / stupid / rude / (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)

    Lǔ

    surname Lu / Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lǔ guó] / short name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shān dōng]

  • 斯
    sī

    (phonetic) / this

    Sī

    Slovakia / Slovak / abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Sī luò fá kè]

  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

  • 峡
    xiá

    gorge

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