露德 (Lùdé): Lourdes (Catholic pilgrimage to…

Meanings

1 Lourdes (Catholic pilgrimage town in southern France famed for Marian apparitions and a healing spring)

Characters

露

lù

dew; (phonetic 'Lou')

德

dé

virtue; (phonetic '-rdes')

Examples

露德是法国著名的天主教朝圣地。

Lùdé shì Fǎguó zhùmíng de Tiānzhǔjiào cháoshèng dì.

Lourdes is a famous Catholic pilgrimage site in France.

每年有数百万人前往露德。

Měi nián yǒu shù bǎiwàn rén qiánwǎng Lùdé.

Every year millions of people travel to Lourdes.

Tips

culture

露德 transliterates 'Lourdes' — the Pyrenees town where 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous reported visions of the Virgin Mary in 1858. 露德圣母 'Our Lady of Lourdes' is a major Catholic devotion. The name is also occasionally used as a transliteration of the given name 'Lourdes' (e.g. Madonna's daughter).