Dé biāo xīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Claude Debussy (1862–1918), French composer
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Original source entry:

德彪西 德彪西 [De2 biao1 xi1] /Claude Debussy (1862–1918), French composer/

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  • 德
    dé

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

    Dé

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

  • 彪
    biāo

    (literary) tiger stripes / (by extension) ornate and brightly colored / (by synecdoche) young tiger / (fig.) strong / stalwart / (old) classifier for troops

  • 西
    xī

    west

    Xī

    the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá] / Spanish

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