特鲁多

特魯多

Tèlǔduō

popculture

Meanings

1 Trudeau (surname transliteration)
2 refers to Canadian prime ministers Pierre Trudeau (1919-2000) and his son Justin Trudeau (1971-)

Characters

special; phonetic te

state of Lu; phonetic lu

many; phonetic duo

Examples

小特鲁多从2015年开始担任加拿大总理。

Xiǎo Tèlǔduō cóng èr líng yī wǔ nián kāishǐ dānrèn Jiānádà zǒnglǐ.

Justin Trudeau has served as Prime Minister of Canada since 2015.

老特鲁多曾经两次当选总理。

Lǎo Tèlǔduō céngjīng liǎng cì dāngxuǎn zǒnglǐ.

Pierre Trudeau was elected prime minister twice.

Tips

usage

Chinese media disambiguates the two Trudeau prime ministers with 老特鲁多 ('Old Trudeau' = Pierre) and 小特鲁多 ('Young Trudeau' = Justin) — the same 老/小 prefix trick used for the Bush presidents (老布什/小布什).

memory

Three syllables for the French-Canadian surname: 特 (tè) + 鲁 (lǔ) + 多 (duō). The 多 at the end carries the -deau ending the way 戴高乐 (Dài Gāolè = de Gaulle) handles -aulle.

Stroke Order

特 tè

鲁 Lǔ

多 duō