阿 德 雷 德

Ā dé léi dédictionary entry

Adelaide, capital of South Australia / also written 阿德萊德|阿德莱德

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Original source entry:

阿德雷德 阿德雷德 [A1 de2 lei2 de2] /Adelaide, capital of South Australia/also written 阿德萊德|阿德莱德/

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阿
ā
prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[Ā fù hàn] "Afghanistan"
ē
(literary) to flatter / to curry favor with
德
dé
virtue / goodness / morality / ethics / kindness / favor / character / kind
Dé
Germany / German / abbr. for 德國|德国[Dé guó]
雷
léi
thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[dì léi] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)
Léi
surname Lei
德
dé
virtue / goodness / morality / ethics / kindness / favor / character / kind
Dé
Germany / German / abbr. for 德國|德国[Dé guó]

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