禄 lù

blessing, happiness, prosperity

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DEFINITIONS

  • blessing, happiness, prosperity
  • good fortune
  • official salary

STROKES

WORDS

俸禄 fèng lù official's salary (in feudal times)
世禄 shì lù hereditary benefits such as rank and wealth
世禄之家 shì lù zhī jiā family with hereditary emoluments
他加禄语 tā jiā lù yǔ Tagalog (language)
伯多禄 bó duō lù Peter (Catholic transliteration)
光禄勋 guāng lù xūn Supervisor of Attendants in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
光禄大夫 guāng lù dài fu honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. "Glorious grand master"
利禄 lì lù wealth and official post
利禄薰心 lì lù xūn xīn to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)
功名利禄 gōng míng lì lù position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
加官进禄 jiā guān jìn lù promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
回禄 huí lù traditional Fire God; destruction by fire
回禄之灾 huí lù zhī zāi to have one's house burned down; fire disaster
天禄 tiān lù auspicious sculpted animal, usu. a unicorn or deer with a long tail; possession of the empire
安禄山 ān lù shān An Lushan (703-757), Tang general, leader of the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4]
尸禄 shī lù to hold a sinecure
巴尔多禄茂 bā ěr duō lù mào Bartholomew
怀禄 huái lù to yearn for a high official position
拉匝禄 lā zā lù Lazarus (Catholic transliteration)
李天禄 lǐ tiān lù Li Tianlu (1910-1998), Taiwanese master puppeteer
荣禄大夫 róng lù dà fū a rank in government service
无功不受禄 wú gōng bù shòu lù Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)
无功受禄 wú gōng shòu lù to get undeserved rewards (idiom)
无禄 wú lù to be unsalaried; to be unfortunate; death
爵禄 jué lù rank and emolument of nobility
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