泰米爾納德邦 tài mǐ ěr nà dé bāng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4]
  2. formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦|马德拉斯邦[Ma3 de2 la1 si1 bang1]

CHARACTERS

泰 tài great, exalted, superior; big
米 mǐ hulled or husked uncooked rice
爾 ěr you; that, those; final particle
納 nà admit, take, receive, accept
德 dé ethics, morality, virtue
邦 bāng nation, country, state