福布斯

Mandarin · pinyin Fú bù sī

Meanings

  1. Forbes (US publisher)
  2. Forbes magazine
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福
fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
布
bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
斯
sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
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2–4–1 · Fu2 bu4 si1

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  1. a transliteration of the English unisex given name and surname Forbes

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