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尼苏

Ní sūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Nisu (language)
Sources & editorial notes

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-99ae18a21bc3bba8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

尼蘇 尼苏 [Ni2 su1] /Nisu (language)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 尼蘇

  • 尼
    ní

    Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings)

  • 苏
    sū

    used in 嚕囌|噜苏[lū sū] / to revive / Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil) / place name / used as phonetic in transliteration

    Sū

    surname Su / abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃[Sū wéi āi] or 蘇聯|苏联[Sū lián] / abbr. for Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏[Jiāng sū] / abbr. for Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Sū zhōu]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.