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叙拉古

Xù lā gǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Syracuse, Sicily / also written 錫拉庫薩|锡拉库萨[Xī lā kù sà]
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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-959d3b005c1c66e1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

敘拉古 叙拉古 [Xu4 la1 gu3] /Syracuse, Sicily/also written 錫拉庫薩|锡拉库萨[Xi1 la1 ku4 sa4]/

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Other forms in these source records: 敘拉古

  • 叙
    xù

    to narrate / to chat

    Xù

    abbr. for Syria 敘利亞|叙利亚[Xù lì yà]

  • 拉
    lā

    to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels

    lá

    to make a cut in (sth) / to slit / to gash / to slash

    là

    used in 拉拉蛄[là là gǔ]

  • 古
    gǔ

    ancient / old / paleo-

    Gǔ

    surname Gu

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.