Usage of the character 胪
lú
胪
[臚]
- belly
- skin
- to state
- to pass on information
- to display
dàhónglú
大鸿胪
[大鴻臚]
- Grand Herald in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿 (jiǔqīng)
hónglúsì
鸿胪寺
[鴻臚寺]
- (archaic) office in charge of ceremony and protocol