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杜莎夫人

Dù shā fū rendictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Madame Tussaud (1761–1850), French wax sculptor who founded the eponymous wax museum in London
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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-30d5b9ef553f48f1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

杜莎夫人 杜莎夫人 [Du4 sha1 fu1 ren5] /Madame Tussaud (1761–1850), French wax sculptor who founded the eponymous wax museum in London/

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Character information

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  • 杜
    dù

    birchleaf pear (tree) / to stop / to prevent / to restrict

    Dù

    surname Du

  • 莎
    shā

    katydid (family Tettigoniidae) / phonetic "sha" used in transliteration

    suō

    used in 莎草[suō cǎo]

  • 夫
    fū

    husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old)

    fú

    (classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion)

  • 人

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