ā lā bó jiāo
gum arabic
acacia gum
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
胶
jiāo
to glue