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麦积山石窟

Mài jī Shān Shí kūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Mt Maiji Caves at Tianshui 天水, Gansu
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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-a01905c4820a86b6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

麥積山石窟 麦积山石窟 [Mai4 ji1 Shan1 Shi2 ku1] /Mt Maiji Caves at Tianshui 天水, Gansu/

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Other forms in these source records: 麥積山石窟

  • 麦
    mài

    wheat / barley / oats / mic (abbr. for 麥克風|麦克风[mài kè fēng])

    Mài

    surname Mai

  • 积
    jī

    to amass / to accumulate / to store up / (math.) product (the result of multiplication) / (TCM) constipation / indigestion

  • 山
    shān

    mountain / hill (CL:座[zuò]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

    Shān

    surname Shan

  • 石
    dàn

    dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu] / one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shí]

    shí

    rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

    Shí

    surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shí jiā zhuāng], the capital of Hebei

  • 窟
    kū

    cave / hole

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