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阿凡提

Ā fán tídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the Effendi (Nasreddin), the hero of folk tales of the Muslim world, known for his wisdom and humor
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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-ac70c391698475ad. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

阿凡提 阿凡提 [A1 fan2 ti2] /the Effendi (Nasreddin), the hero of folk tales of the Muslim world, known for his wisdom and humor/

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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

  • 凡
    fán

    ordinary / commonplace / mundane / temporal / of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels) / every / all / whatever / altogether / gist / outline / note of Chinese musical scale

  • 提
    dī

    used in 提防[dī fang] and 提溜[dī liu]

    tí

    to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid

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