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圣女贞德

Shèng nǚ Zhēn dédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Joan of Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English
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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:

聖女貞德 圣女贞德 [Sheng4 nu:3 Zhen1 de2] /Joan of Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English/

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Other forms in these source records: 聖女貞德

  • 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

  • 女
    nǚ

    female / woman / daughter

    rǔ

    See the full entry for source details.

  • 贞
    zhēn

    chaste

  • 德
    dé

    virtue / goodness / morality / ethics / kindness / favor / character / kind

    Dé

    Germany / German / abbr. for 德國|德国[Dé guó]

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