狄浦斯

Dípǔsī

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Meanings

1 short form of 俄狄浦斯 (Oedipus) — the tragic Greek mythological king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother

Characters

northern barbarians (phonetic)

river bank (phonetic)

this (phonetic suffix)

Examples

狄浦斯情结是弗洛伊德提出的概念。

Dípǔsī qíngjié shì Fúluòyīdé tíchū de gàiniàn.

The Oedipus complex is a concept proposed by Freud.

索福克勒斯写了《俄狄浦斯王》。

Suǒfúkèlēisī xiě le «É Dípǔsī Wáng».

Sophocles wrote Oedipus Rex.

Tips

culture

Full name in Chinese is 俄狄浦斯 (Oedipus); 狄浦斯 is a clipped form found in subtitles and informal writing. Sophocles' Oedipus Rex is 《俄狄浦斯王》 and Freud's Oedipus complex is 俄狄浦斯情结 (or 恋母情结, 'mother-love complex,' the more transparent Chinese rendering).

Stroke Order

狄 dí

浦 pǔ

斯 sī