德谟克拉西 dé mó kè lā xī

DEFINITIONS

  1. democracy (loanword) (old)

CHARACTERS

德 dé ethics, morality, virtue
谟 mó scheme, plan; plan; be without
克 kè gram; overcome; transliteration
拉 lā pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
西 xī west(ern); westward, occident