圣 安 德 鲁

Shèng ān dé lǔdictionary entry

St Andrew

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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.

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Original source entry:

聖安德魯圣安德鲁 [Sheng4 an1 de2 lu3] /St Andrew/

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Other forms in these source records: 聖安德魯

圣
kū
(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)
shèng
(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred
安
ān
(bound form) calm / peaceful / to calm / to set at ease / safe / secure / in good health / content / satisfied (as in 安於|安于[ān yú]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[ān péi])
Ān
surname An
德
dé
virtue / goodness / morality / ethics / kindness / favor / character / kind
Dé
Germany / German / abbr. for 德國|德国[Dé guó]
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]

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