屠 夫

tú fūdictionary entry

butcher / fig. murderous dictator

Sources & editorial notes

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:

屠夫屠夫 [tu2 fu1] /butcher/fig. murderous dictator/

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Reference information

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Character information

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屠
tú
to slaughter (animals for food) / to massacre
Tú
surname Tu
夫
fū
husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old)
fú
(classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion)

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