道格拉斯・麥克阿瑟 dào gé lā sī ・ mài kè ā sè

DEFINITIONS

  1. General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war

CHARACTERS

道 dào path, road, street; method, way
格 gé pattern, standard, form; style
拉 lā pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
斯 sī this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
麥 mài wheat, barley, oats; KangXi radical number 199
克 kè gram; overcome; transliteration
阿 ā prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
瑟 sè large stringed musical instrument; dignified, massive; sound of wind