泰米尔纳德邦
Traditional form:
泰米爾納德邦
Pinyin (reading):
Tàimǐ'ěr Nàdébāng
Definitions:
- Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈/钦奈 ( Qīnnài)
- formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦/马德拉斯邦 ( Mǎdélāsībāng)
Characters:
- 泰 - great, exalted, superior; calm; big
- 米 - rice, millet, grain
- 尔 - you; that, those; final particle
- 纳 - to adopt, to accept; to receive, to take
- 德 - ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
- 邦 - country, nation, state
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