琅威理 láng wēi lǐ

William Lang, British naval adviser

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Captain William M Lang (1843-), British adviser to the Qing north China navy 北洋水师běi yáng shuǐ shī during the 1880s

Characters

Character Meaning
琅 láng
see 琅玡山láng yá shān; jade-like stone; (gem)
威 wēi HSK 5
power; might; prestige
理 lǐ HSK 3
reason; to manage; to handle