俄狄浦斯

Mandarin · pinyin É dí pǔ sī

Meanings

  1. Oedipus, hero of the tragedy Oedipus Rex by Athenian dramatist Sophocles
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俄
é · sudden(ly), soon; Russian
狄
dí · tribe from northern China; surname
浦
pǔ · bank of river, shore; surname
斯
sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
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2–2–3–1 · E2 di2 pu3 si1

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ngo4 dik6 pou2 si1

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  1. (Greek mythology) Oedipus

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Exact source record俄狄浦斯 俄狄浦斯 [E2 di2 pu3 si1] /Oedipus, hero of the tragedy Oedipus Rex by Athenian dramatist Sophocles/