法兰西斯・斐迪南 fǎ lán xī sī ・ fěi dí nán

DEFINITIONS

  1. Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir to the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I

CHARACTERS

法 fǎ law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
兰 lán orchid; elegant, graceful
西 xī west(ern); westward, occident
斯 sī this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
斐 fěi graceful, elegant, beautiful
迪 dí enlighten, advance; progress
南 nán south; southern part; southward