阿拉伯联合酋长国

ā lā bó lián hé qiú zhǎng guó

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

阿

ā

abbr. for country names that begin with 阿[a1]: Algeria 阿爾及利亞|阿尔及利亚[A1 er3 ji2 li4 ya4], Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] etc

拉

lā

to pull

伯

bó

father's elder brother

联

lián

(bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join

合

hé

variant of 合[he2]

酋

qiú

tribal chief

长

zhǎng

chief

国

guó

country; nation; state