阿 喀 琉 斯

Ā kā liú sīdictionary entry

Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad

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Original source entry:

阿喀琉斯 阿喀琉斯 [A1 ka1 liu2 si1] /Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad/

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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
喀
kā
(onom.) sound of coughing or vomiting
琉
liú
precious stone
斯
sī
(phonetic) / this
Sī
Slovakia / Slovak / abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Sī luò fá kè]

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