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阿斗

ā dǒu
Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. A-dou, nickname of Liu Shan 劉禪|刘禅[liú shàn] (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263
  2. 2. (fig.) weak and inept person

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Words Containing 阿斗

扶不起的阿斗
fú bù qǐ de ā dǒu

weak and inept person

Child Words of 阿斗

斗
dòu

to fight

阿
ā

prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity

阿
ē

(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with