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Ma Dai (pronunciation ⓘ) (fl. 222–235) was a Chinese military general of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He previously served under his uncle Ma Teng , a warlord in northwestern China, during the late Eastern Han dynasty .
Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice-procedure radio communications.. It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency primarily by aviators and mariners, but in some countries local organizations such as firefighters, police forces, and transportation organizations also use the term.
Meaning(s) (in English) Sidai 师弟: 師弟: si 1 dai 6*2: shī dì junior male classmate Simui 师妹: 師妹: si 1 mui 6*2: shī mèi junior female classmate Sihing 师兄: 師兄: si 1 hing 1: shī xiōng senior male classmate Sije 师姐: 師姐: si 1 je 2: shī jiě senior female classmate Gowlin 教练: 教練: gaau 3 lin 6: jiào liàn ...
Dayenu page from Birds' Head Haggada. Dayenu (Hebrew: דַּיֵּנוּ , Dayyēnū) is a song that is part of the Jewish holiday of Passover.The word "dayenu" means approximately "it would have been enough," "it would have been sufficient," or "it would have sufficed" (day-in Hebrew is "enough," and -ēnu the first person plural suffix, "to us").
The Dai people form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. By extension, the term can apply to groups in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar when Dai is used to mean specifically Tai Yai, Lue, Chinese Shan, Tai Dam, Tai Khao or even Tai in general. For other names, see the table below.
The word diu was originally a noun meaning the penis and evolved as a verb. [3] Regarded as a grossly vulgar word in Cantonese, the word has gained a new meaning in Taiwan to refer to "cool". [citation needed] In this context, the Mandarin pronunciation may not be censored on TV broadcasts but the original Cantonese pronunciation is still taboo.
The Madagascar heron, also known as Humblot’s heron, is a species of heron endemic to the north and west coasts of Madagascar. It is also natively present in the Comoro Islands and Mayotte. Due ...
Floralia by Antonio María Reyna Manescau (1888). Maypole dancing in the Netherlands, by Pieter Brueghel the Younger (16th century).. The earliest known May celebrations appeared with the Floralia, festival of Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, held from 27 April to 3 May during the Roman Republic era, and the Maiouma or Maiuma, a festival celebrating Dionysus and Aphrodite held every three ...