卢森堡 (Lúsēnbǎo): Luxembourg (small country in We…

Meanings

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

卢森堡虽然很小，但人均收入很高。

Lúsēnbǎo suīrán hěnxiǎo, dàn rénjūn shōurù hěn gāo.

Although Luxembourg is very small, its per capita income is very high.

memory

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

卢 lú

森 sēn

堡 bǎo