卢森堡

盧森堡
Lúsēnbǎo
noun #27,577

Meanings

  1. 1 Luxembourg (small country in Western Europe)

Characters

Phonetic transliteration. (forest fortress) actually mirrors the original meaning — 'Luxembourg' derives from 'Lucilinburhuc' (little fortress).

Examples

Lúsēnbǎo suīrán hěn xiǎo, dàn rénjūn shōurù hěn gāo.
Although Luxembourg is very small, its per capita income is very high.

Tips

memory
= 'forest fortress' — and Luxembourg really does mean 'little fortress' in old German. The Chinese accidentally captured the original meaning.

Stroke Order

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