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米拉 mǐ lā

Dictionary says its Mira (this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira), but its really just used for transliterating foreign names into Chinese, eg Mira, Milla, Camilla (with 卡 in front).

It doesn't really have any meaning in Chinese. If you want to be super literal 米 is 'rice' and 拉 is 'to pull', but I don't think a Chinese person would read it as anything other than a foreigner's name.

Edit: They would read it as a foreigner's name if it was in the context where a foreigner's name would be appropriate (eg in an article about American model Milla Jovovich). If it was without context (eg a tattoo) it would be meaningless.

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