阿 耳 戈 斯

Ā ěr gē sīdictionary entry

Argus / in Greek mythology, a monster with 100 eyes, transformed into peacock's tail

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Original source entry:

阿耳戈斯 阿耳戈斯 [A1 er3 ge1 si1] /Argus/in Greek mythology, a monster with 100 eyes, transformed into peacock's tail/

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阿
ā
prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[Ā fù hàn] "Afghanistan"
ē
(literary) to flatter / to curry favor with
耳
ěr
ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)
戈
gē
dagger-axe / abbr. for 戈瑞[gē ruì] / (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[gē léi]
Gē
surname Ge
斯
sī
(phonetic) / this
Sī
Slovakia / Slovak / abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Sī luò fá kè]

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