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普鲁士

Pǔ lǔ shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Prussia (historical German state)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-14e55e0311ea83d1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

普魯士 普鲁士 [Pu3 lu3 shi4] /Prussia (historical German state)/

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Other forms in these source records: 普魯士

  • 普
    pǔ

    general / popular / everywhere / universal

  • 鲁
    lǔ

    (bound form) crass / stupid / rude / (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)

    Lǔ

    surname Lu / Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lǔ guó] / short name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shān dōng]

  • 士
    shì

    member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker

    Shì

    surname Shi

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