Ta-li

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Dated form of Dali. alt-of, dated

    "Last year when returning with my wife to Ta-li from Yün-nan-fu, an old man at one of our resting-places waited for an opportunity to speak to me alone."

Example

More examples

"Last year when returning with my wife to Ta-li from Yün-nan-fu, an old man at one of our resting-places waited for an opportunity to speak to me alone."

Etymology

From Mandarin 大理 (Dàlǐ) Wade–Giles romanization: Ta⁴-li³.

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