阿拉伯茴香

ā lā bó huí xiāng

see 孜然[zi1 ran2], cumin

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

茴

huí

(bound form) fennel

香

xiāng

fragrant