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唐古拉山

Táng gǔ lā Shāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
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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-ec48f81084e61592. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

唐古拉山 唐古拉山 [Tang2 gu3 la1 Shan1] /Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 唐
    táng

    to exaggerate / empty / in vain

    Táng

    Tang dynasty (618–907) / surname Tang

  • 古
    gǔ

    ancient / old / paleo-

    Gǔ

    surname Gu

  • 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]

  • 山
    shān

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

    Shān

    surname Shan

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