麦 克 阿 瑟

Mài kè ā sèdictionary entry

General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war

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麥克阿瑟 麦克阿瑟 [Mai4 ke4 a1 se4] /General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war/

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Other forms in these source records: 麥克阿瑟

麦
mài
wheat / barley / oats / mic (abbr. for 麥克風|麦克风[mài kè fēng])
Mài
surname Mai
克
kè
to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares / to overthrow
Kè
abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia / (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi xī yà], Croatia / Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
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
瑟
sè
a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings

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