A-erh-t'ai
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of A'ertai (Altai). alt-of, alternative
"The real purpose of building this railway on the part of the Japanese imperialists at that time was to spy on the Mongolian People's Republic and to transport the timber produced in the A-erh-t'ai forest zone.[…]The principal cargo consists of cut timber from the A-erh-t'ai-shan, and the cereal products of Wu-lan-hao-t'e."
Synonyms
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More examples"The real purpose of building this railway on the part of the Japanese imperialists at that time was to spy on the Mongolian People's Republic and to transport the timber produced in the A-erh-t'ai forest zone.[…]The principal cargo consists of cut timber from the A-erh-t'ai-shan, and the cereal products of Wu-lan-hao-t'e."
Etymology
From Mandarin 阿爾泰／阿尔泰 (Ā'ěrtài) Wade–Giles romanization: A¹-êrh³-tʻai⁴.
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