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魯
简 鲁 · 繁 魯Mandarin · pinyin lǔ#
Meanings · lǔ
- (bound form) crass
- stupid
- rude
- (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)
Mandarin · pinyin Lǔ#
Meanings · Lǔ
- surname Lu
- Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國 Lǔ guó
- short name for Shandong 山東 Shān dōng
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3 · lu3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
lou5
Cantonese word readings for 魯. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- excellent; bountiful; great
- (～國) (historical) Lu
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 山東／山东 (Shāndōng, “Shandong”)
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- dull; stupid; slow-witted
- rude; crude; rash
character · Etymology 3
- used in 魯肉飯／鲁肉饭 (lǔròufàn)
character · Etymology 4
- used in 阿沙不魯／阿沙不鲁
- used in 米魯／米鲁
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