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撒马尔干

Sā mǎ ěr gāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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-fb5d9077e2658167. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

撒馬爾干 撒马尔干 [Sa1 ma3 er3 gan1] /Samarkand, Uzbekistan/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 撒馬爾干

  • 撒
    sā

    to let go / to cast / to let loose / to discharge / to give expression to / (coll.) to pee

    sǎ

    to scatter / to sprinkle / to spill

  • 马
    mǎ

    horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

    Mǎ

    surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

  • 尔
    ěr

    thus / so / like that / you / thou

  • 干
    gān

    dry / dried food / empty / hollow / taken in to nominal kinship / adoptive / foster / futile / in vain / (dialect) rude / blunt / (dialect) to cold-shoulder / (bound form) to have to do with / to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tiān gān] / (archaic) shield

    gàn

    tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed

    Gān

    surname Gan

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.