bā'ā

Pakistan-Afghanistan

  1. proper noun
    [abbreviation]
    (bound form) abbreviation for various countries, such as 巴西 bā​xī (Brazil), 巴基斯坦 bā​jī​sī​tǎn (Pakistan), or 巴勒斯坦 bā​lè​sī​tǎn (Palestine)
  2. ā proper noun
    [transliteration]
    Used in the transliteration of foreign names; also used as an abbreviation for countries like 阿富汗 ā​fù​hàn or 阿尔及利亚 ā'ěr​jí​lì​yà.