阿拉塔斯 ā lā tǎ sī

DEFINITIONS

  1. surname Alatas
  2. Ali Alatas (1932-2008), Indonesian foreign minister (1988-1999)

CHARACTERS

阿 ā prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
拉 lā pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
塔 tǎ tower, spire, tall building
斯 sī this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle