Usage of the character 德

Dêgê county (Tibetan: sde dge rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

Déxīng

德兴

[德興]

see 德興市／德兴市 ( Déxīng Shì)

Déwén

德文

[德文]

German (language)

Déyáng

德阳

[德陽]

see 德陽市／德阳市 ( Déyáng Shì)

Déshì

德式

[德式]

German-style

débǐ

德比

[德比]

(sports) (loanword) derby (contest between local rivals)

Shùndé

顺德

[順德]

see 順德區／顺德区 ( Shùndé Qū)

dézhèng

德政

[德政]

benevolent government

Yóudé

尤德

[尤德]

Sir Edward Youde (1924-1986), British diplomat, ambassador to Beijing 1974-1978, governor of Hong Kong 1982-1986

Gēdé

歌德

[歌德]

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet and dramatist

bèidé

背德

[背德]

immoral; unethical

déxíng

德行

[德行]

morality and conduct
Taiwan pr. (déxìng)

Déháng

德航

[德航]

Lufthansa (German airline)
abbr. for 德國漢莎航空公司／德国汉莎航空公司 ( Déguó Hànshā Hángkōng Gōngsī)

Kùdé

库德

[庫德]

(Tw) Kurd ethnic group

měidé

美德

[美德]

virtue

Zhèngdé

正德

[正德]

Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照 ( Zhū Hòuzhào) (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, temple name 明武宗 ( Míng Wǔzōng)

Wéidé

韦德

[韋德]

Wade (name)
Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), sinologist 威妥瑪／威妥玛 ( Wēi Tuǒmǎ)

lìdé

立德

[立德]

to distinguish oneself through virtue (one the three imperishables 三不朽 (sānbùxiǔ))

Gāndé

甘德

[甘德]

Gadê or Gande county (Tibetan: dga' bde rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州 ( Guǒluòzhōu), Qinghai

Dédū

德都

[德都]

Dejun, former county, merged into Wudalianchi 五大連池／五大连池 ( Wǔdàliánchí) in Heihe, Heilongjiang

kǒudé

口德

[口德]

propriety in speech

Xǐdé

喜德

[喜德]

see 喜德縣／喜德县 ( Xǐdé Xiàn)

déxing

德性

[德性]

(coll.) revolting behavior
CL:副 (fù)

míngdé

明德

[明德]

highest virtue
illustrious virtue

Chángdé

常德

[常德]

see 常德市 ( Chángdé Shì)

Débǎo

德保

[德保]

Debao county in Baise 百色 ( Bǎisè), Guangxi

Lùdé

路德

[路德]

Luther (name)
Martin Luther (1483-1546), reformation protestant minister

Déhóng

德宏

[德宏]

see 德宏傣族景頗族自治州／德宏傣族景颇族自治州 ( Déhóng Dǎizú Jǐngpōzú Zìzhìzhōu)

jīdé

积德

[積德]

to accumulate merit
to do good
to give to charity
virtuous actions

Huàdé

化德

[化德]

Huade county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

Tóngdé

同德

[同德]

Tongde county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州 ( Hǎinán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

Kǒngdé

孔德

[孔德]

Auguste Comte (1798-1857), French philosopher

réndé

仁德

[仁德]

benevolent integrity
high mindedness

Lóngdé

隆德

[隆德]

Longde county in Guyuan 固原 ( Gùyuán), Ningxia

Dōng Dé

东德

[東德]

East Germany (1945-1990)
German Democratic Republic 德意志民主共和國／德意志民主共和国 ( Déyìzhì Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó)

sìdé

四德

[四德]

four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends
the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德 (dé), physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功

zhìdé

至德

[至德]

splendid virtue
majestic moral character
great kindness

Dé'ān

德安

[德安]

De'an county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

décái

德才

[德才]

ethics and ability
virtuous and talented

Dégān

德干

[德干]

Deccan (India)

gōngdé

公德

[公德]

public ethics
social morality

cáidé

才德

[才德]

talent and virtue

pǐndé

品德

[品德]

moral character

Débān

德班

[德班]

Durban (city in South Africa)

èdé

恶德

[惡德]

wickedness
evil behavior

Luòdé

洛德

[洛德]

Lord (name)

Zhēndé

贞德

[貞德]

Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English
also called Jehanne Darc, the Maid or Orleans, Joan of Arc or St Joan

Déjiāng

德江

[德江]

see 德江縣／德江县 ( Déjiāng Xiàn)

Suídé

绥德

[綏德]

Suide County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

Déqīng

德清

[德清]

Deqing county in Huzhou 湖州 ( Húzhōu), Zhejiang

bàidé

败德

[敗德]

evil conduct

Léidé

雷德

[雷德]

Clark T. Randt Jr. (1945-), US ambassador to Beijing 2001-2009

gōngdé

功德

[功德]

achievements and virtue

Páng Dé

庞德

[龐德]

Pang De (-219), general of Cao Wei at the start of the Three Kingdoms period, victor over Guan Yu 關羽／关羽
Pound (name)
Ezra Pound (1885-1972), American poet and translator

Zhū Dé

朱德

[朱德]

Zhu De (1886-1976), communist leader and founder of the People's Liberation Army

Guǎngdé

广德

[廣德]

see 廣德市／广德市 ( Guǎngdé Shì)

Xī Dé

西德

[西德]

West Germany
German Federal Republic 德意志聯邦共和國／德意志联邦共和国 ( Déyìzhì Liánbāng Gònghéguó)

Hǎidé

海德

[海德]

Hyde (surname)

Sàdé

萨德

[薩德]

THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense), US Army anti-ballistic missile system

Bǎodé

保德

[保德]

Baode county in Xinzhou 忻州 ( Xīnzhōu), Shanxi

Déhuà

德化

[德化]

see 德化縣／德化县 ( Déhuà Xiàn)

Déguó

德国

[德國]

Germany

yīdé

医德

[醫德]

medical ethics

déxìng

德性

[德性]

moral integrity

sàngdé

丧德

[喪德]

wicked
offending morality

Erdé

尔德

[爾德]

Eid (Islam)

Yǒngdé

永德

[永德]

Yongde county in Lincang 臨滄／临沧 ( Líncāng), Yunnan

Déhuì

德惠

[德惠]

see 德惠市 ( Déhuì Shì)

Dérén

德仁

[德仁]

Naruhito (1960-), emperor of Japan from 2019

Xuāndé

宣德

[宣德]

Xuande Emperor, reign name of fifth Ming emperor Zhu Zhanji 朱瞻基 ( Zhū Zhānjī) (1398-1435), reigned 1426-1436, temple name 明宣宗 ( Míng Xuānzōng)

yīndé

阴德

[陰德]

secret virtue

Aīdé

埃德

[埃德]

Ed (name - Eduard)

Dézhōu

德州

[德州]

see 德州市 ( Dézhōu Shì)
abbr. for 德克薩斯州／德克萨斯州 ( Dékèsàsī Zhōu)

Bōdé

波德

[波德]

Johann Elert Bode (1747-1826), German astronomer

dézhì

德治

[德治]

rule by virtue
rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal)

quēdé

缺德

[缺德]

mean; nasty; reprehensible; unprincipled

Huòdé

霍德

[霍德]

Ford (name)

bàodé

报德

[報德]

to repay debts of gratitude
to repay kindness

gēdé

歌德

[歌德]

to sing the praises of sb

Déqìng

德庆

[德慶]

Deqing county in Zhaoqing 肇慶／肇庆 ( Zhàoqìng), Guangdong

Déqīn

德钦

[德欽]

Dechen County in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

déshì

德士

[德士]

(Singapore, Malaysia) taxi (loanword)

Déchāng

德昌

[德昌]

see 德昌縣／德昌县 ( Déchāng Xiàn)

déxing

德行

[德行]

variant of 德性 (déxing)

Chéngdé

承德

[承德]

see 承德市 ( Chéngdé Shì)
see 承德縣／承德县 ( Chéngdé Xiàn)

Chádé

查德

[查德]

Chad (Tw)

Jiàndé

建德

[建德]

see 建德市 ( Jiàndé Shì)

Démù

德牧

[德牧]

German shepherd

Dé'áng

德昂

[德昂]

De'ang (ethnic group)

Měi Dé

美德

[美德]

USA and Germany

jiǔdé

酒德

[酒德]

good manners in drinking
drinking as personality test

Aìdé

爱德

[愛德]

Aide (brand)

Déchéng

德城

[德城]

Decheng district of Dezhou city 德州市 ( Dézhōushì), Shandong

Kāngdé

康德

[康德]

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), German philosopher

Déyǔ

德语

[德語]

German (language)

yàodé

耀德

[耀德]

to hold up as a virtuous example

Níngdé

宁德

[寧德]

see 寧德市／宁德市 ( Níngdé Shì)

dàodé

道德

[道德]

virtue
morality
ethics
CL:種／种 (zhǒng)

Lùdézōng

路德宗

[路德宗]

Lutheran church

Aīdéjiā

埃德加

[埃德加]

Edgar (name)

Guǎngdé Shì

广德市

[廣德市]

Guangde, a county-level city in Xuancheng City 宣城市 ( Xuānchéng Shì), Anhui

Mǎdélín

玛德琳

[瑪德琳]

Madeleine (name)

Sàdé'ěr

萨德尔

[薩德爾]

Sadr (name)
Moqtada Sadr (c. 1973-), Iraqi Shia clergyman and militia leader

quēdéshì

缺德事

[缺德事]

misdeed
immoral action
wicked deed
a deliberate wrongdoing

Aòdésài

奥德赛

[奧德賽]

Homer's Odyssey

Suídé Xiàn

绥德县

[綏德縣]

Suide County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

Chénnàdé

陈纳德

[陳納德]

Claire Lee Chennault (1890–1958), American military aviator and brigadier general, commander of the Flying Tigers 飛虎隊／飞虎队 ( Fēihǔduì), a volunteer group that assisted China in resisting Japanese forces during World War II

dàodéjiā

道德家

[道德家]

Daoist

Kù'ěrdé

库尔德

[庫爾德]

Kurd
Kurdish

Sāngdésī

桑德斯

[桑德斯]

Sanders (name)
Bernie Sanders, United States Senator from Vermont and 2016 Presidential candidate

déyùchù

德育处

[德育處]

Moral Education Office (administrative department in Chinese schools responsible for overseeing student conduct, moral and ideological education, mental health, safety, aesthetic and patriotic education, extracurricular activities and coordination with families and student organizations)

Déqīn Xiàn

德钦县

[德欽縣]

Dechen County in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

Déyáng Shì

德阳市

[德陽市]

Deyang, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省 ( Sìchuān Shěng)

Féng Déyīng

冯德英

[馮德英]

Feng Deying (1935–2022), author of the 1958 novel Bitter Herbs 苦菜花 ( Kǔcàihuā)

Luódé Dǎo

罗德岛

[羅德島]

Rhode Island, US state
Rhodes, an island of Greece

Fólándé

佛兰德

[佛蘭德]

of or relating to Flemish people, language or culture

gēdéshì

哥德式

[哥德式]

gothic (Tw)

Huòhuádé

霍华德

[霍華德]

(name) Howard

Hādésī

哈德斯

[哈德斯]

Hades

Aīdéméng

埃德蒙

[埃德蒙]

(name) Edmund; Edmond

Bādé'ěr

巴德尔

[巴德爾]

Baldr or Baldur, god in Norse mythology
Andreas Baader (1943-1977), leader of Red Army Faction, a.k.a. the Baader-Meinhof group

Mósàdé

摩萨德

[摩薩德]

Mossad

Délǐdá

德里达

[德里達]

Jacques Derrida (1930-2004), philosopher

Sāngtǎndé

桑坦德

[桑坦德]

Santander, capital of Spanish autonomous region Cantabria 坎塔布里亞／坎塔布里亚 ( Kǎntǎbùlǐyà)

Nèijiǎdé

内贾德

[內賈德]

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956-), Iranian fundamentalist politician, president of Iran 2005-2013
abbr. for 艾哈邁迪內賈德／艾哈迈迪内贾德

délüfēng

德律风

[德律風]

(old) (loanword) telephone

Lǐ Délín

李德林

[李德林]

Li Delin (530-590), historian of Northern Wei and Sui dynasty

Déqīngxiàn

德清县

[德清縣]

Deqing county in Huzhou 湖州 ( Húzhōu), Zhejiang

Andélèi

安德肋

[安德肋]

Andrew (Catholic transliteration)

Kāngkēdé

康科德

[康科德]

Concord (place name)
Concord, capital of US state New Hampshire

Dàodéjīng

道德经

[道德經]

the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism

Déwūpà

德乌帕

[德烏帕]

Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946-), former prime minister of Nepal

Dádélì

达德利

[達德利]

Dudley (name)

Bāsīdé

巴斯德

[巴斯德]

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French chemist and microbiologist

Hēngdé'ěr

亨德尔

[亨德爾]

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), German-born British composer

Bó'ěrdé

博尔德

[博爾德]

Boulder, Colorado

Màidéméng

麦德蒙

[麥德蒙]

McDermott (name)

Déchāng Xiàn

德昌县

[德昌縣]

Dechang, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu), Sichuan

Yǎ'ēndé

雅恩德

[雅恩德]

Yaounde, capital of Cameroon

Aìdéméng

爱德蒙

[愛德蒙]

(name) Edmund; Edmond

Sàidénà

赛德娜

[賽德娜]

Sedna, small body in the outer reaches of the solar system

Chéngdéxiàn

承德县

[承德縣]

Chengde county in Chengde 承德 ( Chéngdé), Hebei

Délìnghā

德令哈

[德令哈]

Delingha city in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州 ( Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

Délèzī

德勒兹

[德勒茲]

Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995), French philosopher

Nóng Dé Mèng

农德孟

[農德孟]

Nong Duc Manh (1940-), general secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party 2001-2011

Màidélóng

麦德龙

[麥德龍]

Metro supermarket chain (originally German)

Aìdéhuá

爱德华

[愛德華]

Edward
Édouard (name)

Xǐdé Xiàn

喜德县

[喜德縣]

Xide, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu), Sichuan

Nídélán

尼德兰

[尼德蘭]

the Netherlands

dàodéguān

道德观

[道德觀]

one's perspective on morality

Fēidé'ěr

菲德尔

[菲德爾]

Fidel (name)

kǎndélā

坎德拉

[坎德拉]

candela (unit of luminosity)
standard candle

Shùndé Qū

顺德区

[順德區]

Shunde, a district of Foshan City 佛山市 ( Fóshān Shì), Guangdong

Jílādé

吉拉德

[吉拉德]

Gillard (name)

Jiàndé Shì

建德市

[建德市]

Jiande, a county-level city in Hangzhou City 杭州市 ( Hángzhōu Shì), Zhejiang

Gēdébǎo

哥德堡

[哥德堡]

Gothenburg (city in Sweden)

Hēiluòdé

黑落德

[黑落德]

Herod (biblical King)

Mǎdéwàng

马德望

[馬德望]

Battambang

Bōdéshēn

波德申

[波德申]

Port Dickson (holiday destination in Malaysia)

Gāndéxiàn

甘德县

[甘德縣]

Gadê or Gande county (Tibetan: dga' bde rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州 ( Guǒluòzhōu), Qinghai

Déchéngqū

德城区

[德城區]

Decheng district of Dezhou city 德州市 ( Dézhōushì), Shandong

Hǎidébǎo

海德保

[海德保]

Heidelberg (Germany)

Dé'ānxiàn

德安县

[德安縣]

De'an county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

bùdàodé

不道德

[不道德]

immoral

mǎdélín

玛德琳

[瑪德琳]

madeleine (French cake)

Déhóng Zhōu

德宏州

[德宏州]

see 德宏傣族景頗族自治州／德宏傣族景颇族自治州 ( Déhóng Dǎizú Jǐngpōzú Zìzhìzhōu)

Dédūxiàn

德都县

[德都縣]

Dejun, former county, merged into Wudalianchi 五大連池／五大连池 ( Wǔdàliánchí) in Heihe, Heilongjiang

Guìdéxiàn

贵德县

[貴德縣]

Guide county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州 ( Hǎinán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

Déléi'ěr

德雷尔

[德雷爾]

Dreyer (name)
June Teufel Dreyer, China expert at Univ. of Miami and Foreign Policy Research Institute

Níngdé Shì

宁德市

[寧德市]

Ningde, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省 ( Fújiàn Shěng)

Xìndéshěng

信德省

[信德省]

Sindh province of Pakistan

Tángnàdé

唐纳德

[唐納德]

Donald (name)

Hāméngdé

哈蒙德

[哈蒙德]

Hammond (surname)

Gāo Dénà

高德纳

[高德納]

the Chinese name of American computer scientist Donald Knuth (1938-), adopted prior to his visit to China in 1977

Kèlíndé

克林德

[克林德]

Clemens von Ketteler (1853–1900), German diplomat killed during the Boxer Rebellion 義和團運動／义和团运动 ( Yìhétuán Yùndòng)

Liú Déhuá

刘德华

[劉德華]

Andy Lau (1961-), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor

Déguórén

德国人

[德國人]

German person or people

quēdéguǐ

缺德鬼

[缺德鬼]

public nuisance
a wicked, mean spirited individual

Déshèngmén

德胜门

[德勝門]

Deshengmen (Beijing)

jiādéxī

加德西

[加德西]

Gardasil (HPV vaccine)

Yǒngdéxiàn

永德县

[永德縣]

Yongde county in Lincang 臨滄／临沧 ( Líncāng), Yunnan

Wūdōngdé

乌东德

[烏東德]

Wudongde, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江 ( Jīnshā Jiāng) at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan

Aòlǎngdé

奥朗德

[奧朗德]

François Hollande (1954-), French Socialist politician, president of France 2012-2017

Huàdéxiàn

化德县

[化德縣]

Huade county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

Hándé'ěr

韩德尔

[韓德爾]

(Tw) Handel (name)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), German-born British composer

Wèidémài

魏德迈

[魏德邁]

Wedemeyer (name)
Albert Coady Wedemeyer (1897-1989), US Army commander

Wǎdésè

瓦德瑟

[瓦德瑟]

Vadsø (city in Finnmark, Norway)

Màndélā

曼德拉

[曼德拉]

Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), South African ANC politician, president of South Africa 1994-1999

Pángdé Jiē

庞德街

[龐德街]

Bond Street (London, England)

An Déhǎi

安德海

[安德海]

An Dehai (-1869), the Qing equivalent of Rasputin, all-powerful court eunuch with the dowager empress Cixi 慈禧太后 ( Cíxǐtàihòu), executed in 1869 by her rival Empress Mother Empress Dowager Ci'an 慈安皇太后

Quánjùdé

全聚德

[全聚德]

Quanjude (famous Chinese restaurant)

Jīngdé Xiàn

旌德县

[旌德縣]

Jingde, a county in Xuancheng City 宣城市 ( Xuānchéng Shì), Anhui

Andéliè

安德烈

[安德烈]

Andre (person name)

Jiélādé

杰拉德

[傑拉德]

Gerrard (name)

Déláisè

德莱塞

[德萊塞]

Dreiser (surname)
Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945), American writer

Asàdé

阿萨德

[阿薩德]

Assad (Arabic name)

Délāmén

德拉门

[德拉門]

Drammen (city in Buskerud, Norway)

Kěndélā

肯德拉

[肯德拉]

Kendra (name)

Déjiāng Xiàn

德江县

[德江縣]

Dejiang, a county in Tongren City 銅仁市／铜仁市 ( Tóngrén Shì), Guizhou

Zhāng Déjiāng

张德江

[張德江]

Zhang Dejiang (1946-), PRC politician

Màndélè

曼德勒

[曼德勒]

Mandalay, province and second city of Myanmar (Burma)

Zǎibódé

载伯德

[載伯德]

Zebedee (name)

Jiādénà

加德纳

[加德納]

Gardner (name)

Dégéxiàn

德格县

[德格縣]

Dêgê county (Tibetan: sde dge rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

Dōng Xī Dé

东西德

[東西德]

East and West Germany
refers to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)

Débǎoxiàn

德保县

[德保縣]

Debao county in Baise 百色 ( Bǎisè), Guangxi

Kěndéjī

肯德基

[肯德基]

KFC
Kentucky Fried Chicken

Aódésà

敖德萨

[敖德薩]

Odessa (city in Ukraine)

Délúntè

德伦特

[德倫特]

Drenthe (name)
Drenthe (province in Netherlands)

Dézhōu Shì

德州市

[德州市]

Dezhou, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省／山东省 ( Shāndōng Shěng)

Chéngdé Shì

承德市

[承德市]

Chengde, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省 ( Héběi Shěng)

Lóngdéxiàn

隆德县

[隆德縣]

Longde county in Guyuan 固原 ( Gùyuán), Ningxia

Déhuà Xiàn

德化县

[德化縣]

Dehua, a county in Quanzhou City 泉州市 ( Quánzhōu Shì), Fujian

Déxiānsheng

德先生

[德先生]

"Mr Democracy", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動／五四运动 ( Wǔsì Yùndòng)
abbr. for 德謨克拉西／德谟克拉西 (démókèlāxī)
see also 賽先生／赛先生 ( Sàixiānsheng)

Míngdézhèn

明德镇

[明德鎮]

Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)

Wéidéjiǎo

维德角

[維德角]

Cape Verde (Tw)

Andélǔ

安德鲁

[安德魯]

Andrew (name)

Wǎdéxī

瓦德西

[瓦德西]

Waldersee (name)
Alfred Graf Von Waldersee (1832-1904), commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍／八国联军 ( Bāguó Liánjūn)

Hǎidébǎo

海德堡

[海德堡]

Heidelberg

Chángdé Shì

常德市

[常德市]

Changde, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省 ( Húnán Shěng)

Déqìngxiàn

德庆县

[德慶縣]

Deqing county in Zhaoqing 肇慶／肇庆 ( Zhàoqìng), Guangdong

Dégǔlā

德古拉

[德古拉]

Dracula, novel by Bram Stoker
Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia (1431-1476), nicknamed Vlad the Impaler or Dracula

Wǎ'ěrdé

瓦尔德

[瓦爾德]

Vardø (city in Finnmark, Norway)

Yīngdé Shì

英德市

[英德市]

Yingde, city in Guangdong

Déméiyīn

德梅因

[德梅因]

(HK) Des Moines, capital of Iowa

Shī Míngdé

施明德

[施明德]

Shih Ming-teh (1941–2024), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962–1977 and 1980–1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP 民進黨／民进党 ( Mínjìndǎng), in 2006 led protests against Chen Shui-Bian 陳水扁／陈水扁 ( Chén Shuǐbiǎn)

Mǎsūdé

马苏德

[馬蘇德]

Massoud (name)
Ahmed Shah Massoud (1953-2001), Tajik Afghan engineer, military man and anti-Taleban leader

Déyìzhì

德意志

[德意志]

Deutschland; Germany

yǒudéxíng

有德行

[有德行]

virtuous

Módénà

摩德纳

[摩德納]

Modena, Italy

gōngdéxīn

公德心

[公德心]

civility; public spirit

Lùdéhuì

路德会

[路德會]

Lutheran church

déguójié

德国结

[德國結]

pretzel

Xīdéní

西德尼

[西德尼]

Sidney or Sydney (name)

Chén Déliáng

陈德良

[陳德良]

Tran Duc Luong (1937-), former president of Vietnam

Xídéní

席德尼

[席德尼]

Sidney or Sydney (name)

Sāngdélā

桑德拉

[桑德拉]

Sandra (name)

Jiādéshì

加德士

[加德士]

Caltex (petroleum brand name)

Déhēilán

德黑兰

[德黑蘭]

Tehran, capital of Iran

Bǎodéxiàn

保德县

[保德縣]

Baode county in Xinzhou 忻州 ( Xīnzhōu), Shanxi

Shīluódé

施罗德

[施羅德]

(name) Schröder
Gerhard Schröder (1944–), German SPD politician, Chancellor 1998–2005

Péng Déhuái

彭德怀

[彭德懷]

Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), top communist general, subsequently politician and politburo member, disgraced after attacking Mao's failed policies in 1959, and died after extensive persecution during the Cultural Revolution

Léiméngdé

雷蒙德

[雷蒙德]

Raymond (name)

Láo'āidé

劳埃德

[勞埃德]

Lloyd (name)
Lloyd's (London-based insurance group)

Xīdéní

悉德尼

[悉德尼]

Sidney or Sydney (name)

Fèidélè

费德勒

[費德勒]

Roger Federer (1981-), Swiss tennis star

Fǎyēdé

法耶德

[法耶德]

(name) Fayed
Mohamed Al-Fayed (1929–2023), Egyptian business magnate

Màidélín

麦德林

[麥德林]

Medellín, city in Colombia

Tóngdéxiàn

同德县

[同德縣]

Tongde county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州 ( Hǎinán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

Fǎhèdé

法赫德

[法赫德]

King Fahd of Saudi Arabia

Xīn Délǐ

新德里

[新德里]

New Delhi, capital of India

Lìyǎdé

利雅德

[利雅德]

Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia (Tw)

Kèláodé

克劳德

[克勞德]

Claude (name)

Déhuì Shì

德惠市

[德惠市]

Dehui, a county-level city in Changchun City 長春市／长春市 ( Chángchūn Shì), Jilin

Jǐngdézhèn

景德镇

[景德鎮]

see 景德鎮市／景德镇市 ( Jǐngdézhèn Shì)

Táng Dézōng

唐德宗

[唐德宗]

Emperor Dezong of Tang (742-805), reign name of tenth Tang emperor Li Kuo 李适 ( Lǐ Kuò), reigned 779-805

Lài Qīngdé

赖清德

[賴清德]

William Lai Ching-te (1959-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice president of the Republic of China from 2020

dé'ěrtǎ

德尔塔

[德爾塔]

delta (Greek letter Δ, δ)

Mǎdélǐ

马德里

[馬德里]

Madrid, capital of Spain

Déxīng Shì

德兴市

[德興市]

Dexing, a county-level city in Shangrao City 上饒市／上饶市 ( Shàngráo Shì), Jiangxi

Hāluódé

哈罗德

[哈羅德]

Harold, Harald, Harrod (name)

Aìdélíng

爱德玲

[愛德玲]

Adeline (name)

Láidébēi

莱德杯

[萊德杯]

Ryder Cup (US and Europe golf team competition)

Lǐchádé

理查德

[理查德]

Richard (name)

Débiāoxī

德彪西

[德彪西]

Claude Debussy (1862–1918), French composer

Méinàdé

梅纳德

[梅納德]

Maynard (name)

Déléisīdùn

德累斯顿

[德累斯頓]

Dresden, capital of Saxony 薩克森州／萨克森州 ( Sàkèsēn Zhōu), Germany

gōnggòngdàodé

公共道德

[公共道德]

public morality; social ethics

Nàcuì Déguó

纳粹德国

[納粹德國]

Nazi Germany (1933-1945)

Délìnghāshì

德令哈市

[德令哈市]

Delingha city in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州 ( Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

Xīgémēngdé

西格蒙德

[西格蒙德]

Sigmund (name)

Kǎshāndélā

卡珊德拉

[卡珊德拉]

Cassandra (given name)
Cassandra (character in Greek mythology)

Bùláidé Hú

布莱德湖

[布萊德湖]

Lake Bled, glacial lake amid the Julian Alps in Slovenia, adjacent to the town of Bled

wéidébùzú

为德不卒

[為德不卒]

to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
lack of sticking power
short attention span

yīxīnyīdé

一心一德

[一心一德]

of one heart and one mind (idiom)

Luòkèxīdé

洛克西德

[洛克西德]

Lockheed (US aerospace company)

Tángjíhēdé

堂吉诃德

[堂吉訶德]

Don Quixote

Ensīhèdé

恩斯赫德

[恩斯赫德]

Enschede, city in the Netherlands

Déguómázhěn

德国麻疹

[德國麻疹]

German measles
rubella

Guādéluópǔ

瓜德罗普

[瓜德羅普]

Guadeloupe

Délèbākè

德勒巴克

[德勒巴克]

Drøbak (city in Akershus, Norway)

Bàodélǐyà

鲍德里亚

[鮑德里亞]

Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007), French cultural theorist and philosopher

zǎoshēnyùdé

澡身浴德

[澡身浴德]

to bathe the body and cleanse virtue (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
cleanliness is next to godliness

Aìdéméngdùn

艾德蒙顿

[艾德蒙頓]

Edmonton, capital of Alberta, Canada
also written 埃德蒙頓／埃德蒙顿 ( Aīdéméngdùn)

Nàhuòdékǎ

纳霍德卡

[納霍德卡]

Nakhodka (city in Russia)

wéidébùzhōng

为德不终

[為德不終]

to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
lack of sticking power
short attention span

Adéléidé

阿德雷德

[阿德雷德]

Adelaide, capital of South Australia
also written 阿德萊德／阿德莱德

dàodékùnjìng

道德困境

[道德困境]

ethical dilemma

sāncóngsìdé

三从四德

[三從四德]

Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德 (dé), physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功

Déguózhànchē

德国战车

[德國戰車]

Rammstein (German metal band)

Jiādémǎndū

加德满都

[加德滿都]

Kathmandu, capital of Nepal

gōngdéyuánmǎn

功德圆满

[功德圓滿]

virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)

Dézhōupūkè

德州扑克

[德州撲克]

Texas hold 'em (poker variant)

Hātèfúdé

哈特福德

[哈特福德]

Hartford

Déwéi'ěrpān

德维尔潘

[德維爾潘]

(Dominique) de Villepin (French name)

wánrénsàngdé

玩人丧德

[玩人喪德]

to play with others and offend morals
wicked

Hǎidé Gōngyuán

海德公园

[海德公園]

Hyde Park

jīdélěigōng

积德累功

[積德累功]

to accumulate merit and virtue

Adéláidé

阿得莱德

[阿得萊德]

Adelaide, capital of South Australia

dàodérènshi

道德认识

[道德認識]

moral cognition
ethical awareness

Bōdélǐchá

波德里查

[波德里查]

Podgorica, capital of Montenegro (Tw)

Nàlán Xìngdé

纳兰性德

[納蘭性德]

Nalan Xingde (1655-1685), Manchu ethnic Qing dynasty poet

Ajīmǐdé

阿基米德

[阿基米德]

Archimedes (c. 287-212 BC)

débónéngxiǎn

德薄能鲜

[德薄能鮮]

little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修／欧阳修 ( Oūyáng Xiū))

Xiūxīdǐdé

修昔底德

[修昔底德]

Thucydides (c. 455 - c. 400 BC), Greek historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War

Duōtèméngdé

多特蒙德

[多特蒙德]

Dortmund, city in the Ruhr 魯爾區／鲁尔区 ( Lǔ'ěr Qū), Germany

Sàbādéluó

萨巴德罗

[薩巴德羅]

Zapatero (name)
José Luis Zapatero (1960-), Spanish PSOE politician, prime minister of Spain 2004-2011

Aìdéhuázī

爱德华兹

[愛德華茲]

(name) Edwards

Xuěfēi'ěrdé

雪菲尔德

[雪菲爾德]

Sheffield (City in England)

Mǎgédébǎo

马格德堡

[馬格德堡]

Magdeburg (German city)

gǎn'ēndàidé

感恩戴德

[感恩戴德]

deeply grateful

Hǎidégé'ěr

海德格尔

[海德格爾]

Martin Heidegger (1889-1976), German philosopher

Dōngmìdélán

东密德兰

[東密德蘭]

East Midlands, English county

Oūjǐlǐdé

欧几里德

[歐幾里德]

variant of 歐幾里得／欧几里得 ( Oūjǐlǐdé)

gēgōngsòngdé

歌功颂德

[歌功頌德]

to sing sb's praises (mostly derogatory)

Déléisīdùn

德雷斯顿

[德雷斯頓]

Dresden, Germany

Sàdé'ěrshì

萨德尔市

[薩德爾市]

Sadr city (Shia township in East Bagdad)

Adéláidé

阿德莱德

[阿德萊德]

Adelaide, capital of South Australia

Shèng'āndélǔ

圣安德鲁

[聖安德魯]

St Andrew

Aīdéméngdùn

埃德蒙顿

[埃德蒙頓]

Edmonton, capital of Alberta, Canada

Hādéxùn Hé

哈德逊河

[哈德遜河]

Hudson River, New York State, USA

dàodélúnsàng

道德沦丧

[道德淪喪]

moral bankruptcy
moral degeneracy

Fúluòyīdé

弗洛伊德

[弗洛伊德]

Floyd (name)
Freud (name)
Dr Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the founder of psychoanalysis

Kēzékēdé

科泽科德

[科澤科德]

old Chinese name for Calicut, town on Arabian sea in Kerala, India
now called 卡利卡特

Hè'ěrmàndé

赫尔曼德

[赫爾曼德]

Helmand (name)
Helmand province of south Afghanistan, capital Lashkar Gah

Hǎidé'ěrbǎo

海德尔堡

[海德爾堡]

Heidelberg

wūdélèzhī

乌德勒支

[烏德勒支]

Utrecht

Lùdéquèméi

路德雀鹛

[路德雀鶥]

(bird species of China) brown-throated fulvetta; Ludlow's fulvetta (Fulvetta ludlowi)

Shèngnü Zhēndé

圣女贞德

[聖女貞德]

Joan of Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English

Línghú Défēn

令狐德棻

[令狐德棻]

Linghu Defen (583-666), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Zhou of the Northern dynasties 周書／周书

Mùhǎnmòdé

穆罕默德

[穆罕默德]

Muhammad (c. 570–632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God

hòudézàiwù

厚德载物

[厚德載物]

with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)

Dékèsàsī

德克萨斯

[德克薩斯]

Texas

niángāodéshào

年高德劭

[年高德劭]

to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)

Mòhǎnmòdé

默罕默德

[默罕默德]

see 穆罕默德 ( Mùhǎnmòdé)

Huǒdéxīngjūn

火德星君

[火德星君]

spirit of the planet Mars

Kǎ'ěrdélóng

卡尔德龙

[卡爾德龍]

Calderon (Hispanic name)

Míngdé Xuéyuàn

明德学院

[明德學院]

Middlebury College, private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont

Gēdésītōng

戈德斯通

[戈德斯通]

Goldstone (name)

Aìhǎmàidé

艾哈迈德

[艾哈邁德]

Ahmed (name)

Mǐlìbāndé

米利班德

[米利班德]

Milliband (name)
Ed Milliband, UK labor politician, opposition leader from 2010

Kǎsāngdélā

卡桑德拉

[卡桑德拉]

Cassandra (given name)
Cassandra (character in Greek mythology)

Aìdéhuá Dǎo

爱德华岛

[愛德華島]

Prince Edward Island, province of Canada

Déwòxiàkè

德沃夏克

[德沃夏克]

Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904), Bohemian composer, author of nine symphonies including the New World symphony

Mǎdélāsī

马德拉斯

[馬德拉斯]

Madras or Chennai 欽奈／钦奈 ( Qīnnài), capital of Tamil Nadu on East coast of India

Déléifúsī

德雷福斯

[德雷福斯]

Dreyfus (name)
Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935), French artillery officer of Alsatian and Jewish background, infamously imprisoned 1894 in miscarriage of justice

Zhōng Dézhěnsuǒ

中德诊所

[中德診所]

Sino-German clinic

déyìshuāngxīn

德艺双馨

[德藝雙馨]

(idiom) possessing both integrity and artistic skills

Délèsīdēng

德勒斯登

[德勒斯登]

(Tw) Dresden, capital of Saxony, Germany

Aòdéxiūsī

奥德修斯

[奧德修斯]

Odysseus

Awǎlǐdé

阿瓦里德

[阿瓦里德]

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal al-Saud of Saudi Arabia

Fǎlándésī

法兰德斯

[法蘭德斯]

Flanders, region (state) of Belgium 比利時／比利时 ( Bǐlìshí)

Tǎmùdé Jīng

塔木德经

[塔木德經]

Talmud

Kèláofúdé

克劳福德

[克勞福德]

Crawford (town in Texas)

Shèngdé Tàizǐ

圣德太子

[聖德太子]

Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代／飞鸟时代 ( Fēiniǎo Shídài), proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint

Kù'ěrdérén

库尔德人

[庫爾德人]

Kurdish person or people

dàodégāodì

道德高地

[道德高地]

moral high ground

Shìdé Kējì

是德科技

[是德科技]

Keysight Technologies (instrumentation company)

Lǐfúsàidé

里弗赛德

[里弗賽德]

Riverside

gōngdéwúliàng

功德无量

[功德無量]

no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence

décáijiānbèi

德才兼备

[德才兼備]

(idiom) possessing both integrity and talent

Déguósuāncài

德国酸菜

[德國酸菜]

sauerkraut

Dé Fǎ Niánjiàn

德法年鉴

[德法年鑒]

Deutsch-Französische Jahrbücher (published once in 1844 by Karl Marx and bourgeois radical Arnold Ruge)

Lǔdéwéigé

鲁德维格

[魯德維格]

Ludwig (name)
Ludovic (name)

yǐdébàoyuàn

以德报怨

[以德報怨]

to return good for evil (idiom)
to requite evil with good

Mèngdésījiū

孟德斯鸠

[孟德斯鳩]

Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755), French political philosopher

Bótèlándé

伯特兰德

[伯特蘭德]

Bertrand (name)

Chángdésīxián

常德丝弦

[常德絲弦]

Changde sixian, theatrical folk music style with singing in Changde dialect accompanied by traditional string instruments

Féngdélái'ēn

冯德莱恩

[馮德萊恩]

Ursula von der Leyen (1958-), German politician, president of the European Commission from 2019

dégāowàngzhòng

德高望重

[德高望重]

(idiom) a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation

tóngxīntóngdé

同心同德

[同心同德]

of one mind (idiom)

débùpèiwèi

德不配位

[德不配位]

one's moral standards are not in keeping with one's social status

Yīníyīdé

伊尼伊德

[伊尼伊德]

Aeneid

Hǎi'ěrdélán

海尔德兰

[海爾德蘭]

Gelderland, province of the Netherlands

Liánbāng Déguó

联邦德国

[聯邦德國]

German Federation
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Germany

dàodébàihuài

道德败坏

[道德敗壞]

vice
immorality
moral turpitude

dézhìtǐměi

德智体美

[德智體美]

the aims of education: morality, intelligence, physical fitness and aesthetic sense

Tángjíhēdé

唐吉诃德

[唐吉訶德]

Don Quixote
also written 堂吉訶德／堂吉诃德 ( Tángjíhēdé)

Jiǎnándélā

贾南德拉

[賈南德拉]

Gyanendra of Nepal

Déguómǎkè

德国马克

[德國馬克]

German mark

Dézhōu Yíqì

德州仪器

[德州儀器]

Texas Instruments

Ní'èlìdé

尼厄丽德

[尼厄麗德]

Nereids (Greek sea nymphs, fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris)
Nereid, moon of Neptune

Fàndéhuálì

范德华力

[范德華力]

(molecular physics) van der Waals force

Wǔdéháosī

伍德豪斯

[伍德豪斯]

Woodhouse or Wodehouse (name)

Qǐdé Jīchǎng

启德机场

[啟德機場]

Kai Tak Airport, international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 to 1998

Lùdéwéixī

路德维希

[路德維希]

Ludwig (name)

dàodébǎngjià

道德绑架

[道德綁架]

to coerce by invoking moral obligations (duty, sacrifice, reciprocation etc); to lay a guilt trip on sb

Kùdésītǎn

库德斯坦

[庫德斯坦]

(Tw) Kurdistan

rényìdàodé

仁义道德

[仁義道德]

compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical

Fóluòyīdé

佛洛伊德

[佛洛伊德]

Floyd (name)
Freud (name)
Dr Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the founder of psychoanalysis

Déguózhī Shēng

德国之声

[德國之聲]

Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster

Sàidékèzú

赛德克族

[賽德克族]

Seediq, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

ruìdéxīwéi

瑞德西韦

[瑞德西韋]

remdesivir (antiviral medication) (loanword)

Jǐngdézhèn Shì

景德镇市

[景德鎮市]

Jingdezhen, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省 ( Jiāngxī Shěng)

Mǎdīng· Lùdé

马丁·路德

[馬丁·路德]

Martin Luther (1483-1546), key figure of the Protestant Reformation

Ní'āndétèrén

尼安德特人

[尼安德特人]

Neanderthal man

Bèi'ěrgéláidé

贝尔格莱德

[貝爾格萊德]

Belgrade, capital of Serbia

Kēcíwò'ěrdé

科茨沃尔德

[科茨沃爾德]

the Cotswolds (England)

Fúléidélǐkè

弗雷德里克

[弗雷德里克]

Frederick (name)

Fēicíjiélādé

菲茨杰拉德

[菲茨傑拉德]

Fitzgerald (name)

Kù'ěrdésītǎn

库尔德斯坦

[庫爾德斯坦]

Kurdistan

Xīmǐdélánzī

西米德兰兹

[西米德蘭茲]

West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰 ( Bómínghàn)

Délākèluówǎ

德拉克罗瓦

[德拉克羅瓦]

Delacroix (painter)

Dégǔxījiābā

德古西加巴

[德古西加巴]

Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras (Tw)

Màikèdémòtè

麦克德莫特

[麥克德莫特]

McDermott (name)

Suǒluóyàsīdé

琐罗亚斯德

[瑣羅亞斯德]

Zoroaster, Zarathustra or Zarathushtra (c. 1200 BC), Persian prophet and founder of Zoroastrianism

Lùdéwéixīgǎng

路德维希港

[路德維希港]

Ludwigshafen am Rhein, German city on the Rhine opposite Mannheim

Aò'ěrdéní Dǎo

奥尔德尼岛

[奧爾德尼島]

Alderney (Channel Islands)

Ní'āndétǎrén

尼安德塔人

[尼安德塔人]

Neanderthal man

Sūtáidé Dìqū

苏台德地区

[蘇台德地區]

Sudetenland

Afújiādéluó

阿伏伽德罗

[阿伏伽德羅]

Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856), Italian scientist

Huángjiā Mǎdélǐ

皇家马德里

[皇家馬德里]

Real Madrid (soccer team)

Yàlǐshìduōdé

亚里士多德

[亞里士多德]

Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher

Fúlǐdélǐxī

弗里德里希

[弗里德里希]

Friedrich (name)

Bùlādéfúdé

布拉德福德

[布拉德福德]

Bradford, city in West Yorkshire, England

Bā'ěrkènèndé

巴尔克嫩德

[巴爾克嫩德]

Jan Pieter Balkenende (1956-), prime minister of the Netherlands 2002-2010

Bōdégēlǐchá

波德戈里察

[波德戈里察]

Podgorica, capital of Montenegro

Aìdésīwò'ěr

爱德斯沃尔

[愛德斯沃爾]

Eidsvoll (city in Norway)

Tàimǐ'ěr Nàdé

泰米尔纳德

[泰米爾納德]

Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈／钦奈 ( Qīnnài)
formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦／马德拉斯邦 ( Mǎdélāsībāng)

Fúshìdébóshì

浮士德博士

[浮士德博士]

Dr Faustus

Líndébùlādé

林德布拉德

[林德布拉德]

Lindeblatt (name)

Sāngdé'ěrfúdé

桑德尔福德

[桑德爾福德]

Sandefjord (city in Vestfold, Norway)

Fàndé Wǎ'ěrsī

范德瓦耳斯

[范德瓦耳斯]

van der Waals
Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837-1923), Dutch physicist

Pàdénèn Shénmiào

帕德嫩神庙

[帕德嫩神廟]

Parthenon Temple on the Acropolis, Athens (Tw)

démókèlāxī

德谟克拉西

[德謨克拉西]

democracy (loanword) (old)

Dékèsàsīzhōu

德克萨斯州

[德克薩斯州]

state of Texas

Déyìzhì Yínháng

德意志银行

[德意志銀行]

Deutsche Bank

Méidéwéijiéfū

梅德韦杰夫

[梅德韋傑夫]

Medvedyev (name)
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (1965-), Russian lawyer and politician, president of Russian Federation from 2008

Mǐdé'ěrbólǐ

米德尔伯里

[米德爾伯里]

Middlebury (College)

Aī'ěrnándésī

埃尔南德斯

[埃爾南德斯]

Hernández (name)

Sīdégē'ěrmó

斯德哥尔摩

[斯德哥爾摩]

Stockholm, capital of Sweden

Ashénhābādé

阿什哈巴德

[阿什哈巴德]

Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan

Kǎlāmǔchāngdé

卡拉姆昌德

[卡拉姆昌德]

Karamchand (name)

Aòkèsīnàdé

奥克斯纳德

[奧克斯納德]

Oxnard, California

Nuòfūgēluódé

诺夫哥罗德

[諾夫哥羅德]

Novgorod, city in Russia

Mǎdélā Qúndǎo

马德拉群岛

[馬德拉群島]

Madeira
the Madeira Islands

Bǐlèfèi'ěrdé

比勒费尔德

[比勒費爾德]

Bielefeld (city in Germany)

Aòsīwǎ'ěrdé

奥斯瓦尔德

[奧斯瓦爾德]

Oswald

Yàlǐsīduōdé

亚里斯多德

[亞里斯多德]

Aristotle (philosopher)

Fàndégélāfū

范德格拉夫

[范德格拉夫]

Van de Graaff (name)
Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901-1967), American physicist

hāpǔxīkēdé

哈普西科德

[哈普西科德]

harpsichord

Kěndéjī Zhájī

肯德基炸鸡

[肯德基炸雞]

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)

Bùhénwǎ'ěrdé

布痕瓦尔德

[布痕瓦爾德]

Buchenwald

Yīwá· Méndésī

伊娃·门德斯

[伊娃·門德斯]

Eva Mendes, American actress

Aīdéméng· Bókè

埃德蒙·伯克

[埃德蒙·伯克]

Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Irish philosopher and political scientist, member of British Parliament

Nīkě· Jīdémàn

妮可·基德曼

[妮可·基德曼]

Nicole Kidman (1967-), film actress

Aīdéjiā· Sīnuò

埃德加·斯诺

[埃德加·斯諾]

Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China

Zhānmǔsī· Pángdé

詹姆斯·庞德

[詹姆斯·龐德]

James Bond

Hēnglì· Hādéxùn

亨利·哈德逊

[亨利·哈德遜]

Henry Hudson (?-1611?), English explorer and navigator

Bódélì Túshūguǎn

博德利图书馆

[博德利圖書館]

Bodleian Library (Oxford)

Shèngdékèxùbèilǐ

圣德克旭贝里

[聖德克旭貝里]

(Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry

Suǒluóyàsīdéjiào

琐罗亚斯德教

[瑣羅亞斯德教]

Zoroastrianism

Fàndé Wǎ'ěrsīlì

范德瓦耳斯力

[范德瓦耳斯力]

(molecular physics) van der Waals force

Tàimǐ'ěr Nàdébāng

泰米尔纳德邦

[泰米爾納德邦]

Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈／钦奈 ( Qīnnài)
formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦／马德拉斯邦 ( Mǎdélāsībāng)

Aìdéhuá Wángzǐ Dǎo

爱德华王子岛

[愛德華王子島]

Prince Edward Island (province of Canada)

Sīwéi'ěrdéluòfū

斯维尔德洛夫

[斯維爾德洛夫]

Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov (1885-1919), Bolshevik organizer, ordered the murder of the Tsar's family in 1918, died of Spanish influenza

Aìhāmàidábādé

艾哈迈达巴德

[艾哈邁達巴德]

Ahmedabad, largest city in west Indian state Gujarat 古吉拉特 ( Gǔjílātè)

Yīsīlánmǎbādé

伊斯兰马巴德

[伊斯蘭馬巴德]

Islamabad, capital of Pakistan (Tw)

Mùhǎnmòdé Liùshì

穆罕默德六世

[穆罕默德六世]

King Mohammed VI of Morocco (1963–)

yīndébìyǒuyángbào

阴德必有阳报

[陰德必有陽報]

hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)

Xīmǐdélánzījùn

西米德兰兹郡

[西米德蘭茲郡]

West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰 ( Bómínghàn)

Xiūxīdǐdéxiànjǐng

修昔底德陷阱

[修昔底德陷阱]

Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power)

Gēdébāhècāixiǎng

哥德巴赫猜想

[哥德巴赫猜想]

the Goldbach conjecture in number theory

Fúléidélǐkèdùn

弗雷德里克顿

[弗雷德里克頓]

Fredericton, capital of New Brunswick, Canada

Sīpǔlínfēi'ěrdé

斯普林菲尔德

[斯普林菲爾德]

Springfield

Bānchán Eěrdéní

班禅额尔德尼

[班禪額爾德尼]

Panchen Erdeni or Panchen Lama
abbr. to 班禪／班禅 ( Bānchán)

Déléifúsī'ànjiàn

德雷福斯案件

[德雷福斯案件]

Dreyfus affair 1894-1906, notorious political scandal in France case involving antisemitism and miscarriage of justice

Kù'ěrdé Gōngréndǎng

库尔德工人党

[庫爾德工人黨]

Kurdistan Worker's Party (PPK)

Aòlànièsītǎdé

奥腊涅斯塔德

[奧臘涅斯塔德]

Oranjestad, capital of Aruba

Fèilādé'ěrfēiyà

费拉德尔菲亚

[費拉德爾菲亞]

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
abbr. to 費城／费城 ( Fèichéng)

Mǎdīng· Lùdé· Jīn

马丁·路德·金

[馬丁·路德·金]

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman and civil rights activist

Rèbǐyà Kǎdé'ěr

热比亚·卡德尔

[熱比亞·卡德爾]

Rebiya Kadeer (1946–), Uyghur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999–2005, then president of the World Uyghur Congress

Bàobó· Wǔdéwòdé

鲍勃·伍德沃德

[鮑勃·伍德沃德]

Bob Woodward (Washington Post journalist)

Aìdéhuá· Dálādì

爱德华·达拉第

[愛德華·達拉第]

Édouard Daladier (1884-1970), French politician

Zhūlìyǎ Jílādé

茱莉雅·吉拉德

[茱莉雅·吉拉德]

Julia Gillard (1961–), Australian politician, prime minister 2010–2013

Dàwèi· Mǐlìbāndé

大卫·米利班德

[大衛·米利班德]

David Miliband (1965-), UK politician

Mùhǎnmòdé Oūmǎ

穆罕默德·欧玛

[穆罕默德·歐瑪]

(Tw) Mullah Muhammad Omar (1960–2013), Taliban leader, Supreme Leader of Afghanistan 1996–2001

Aīdé· Mǐlìbāndé

埃德·米利班德

[埃德·米利班德]

Ed Milliband, UK labor politician, opposition leader from 2010

Rèbǐyà· Kǎdé'ěr

热比娅·卡德尔

[熱比婭·卡德爾]

Rebiya Kadeer or Rabiye Qadir (1947-), Uighur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999-2005, then president of the World Uighur Congress

Pǔmìpéng· Adùdé

普密蓬·阿杜德

[普密蓬·阿杜德]

Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927-2016), king of Thailand 1946-2016

Ménxīnggélādébāhè

门兴格拉德巴赫

[門興格拉德巴赫]

Mönchengladbach (city in Germany)

Aqìměinídé Wángcháo

阿契美尼德王朝

[阿契美尼德王朝]

Achaemenid Dynasty, (559–330 BC), ancient Iranian dynasty whose kings ruled the Achaemenid Empire

Déguó Tǒngyī Shèhuìdǎng

德国统一社会党

[德國統一社會黨]

Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (Socialist Unity Party of Germany 1949-1990), the ruling communist party of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany)

Shèng'āndélièsī Duàncéng

圣安德列斯断层

[聖安德列斯斷層]