坦博拉

Traditional form:

坦博拉

Pinyin (reading):

Tǎnbólā

Definitions:

• Tambora, volcano on Indonesian island of Sumbawa 松巴哇, whose 1815 eruption is greatest in recorded history

Characters:

• 坦 - flat, level, smooth; candid, open
• 博 - to gamble, to play games; to win; rich, plentiful, extensive; wide, broad
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)

Traditional characters:

• 坦 - flat, level, smooth; candid, open
• 博 - to gamble, to play games; to win; rich, plentiful, extensive; wide, broad
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)