法兰西斯·斐迪南
Traditional form:
法蘭西斯·斐迪南
Pinyin (reading):
Fǎlánxīsī· Fěidínán
Definitions:
- Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir to the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I
Characters:
- 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French
- 兰 - orchid; elegant, graceful
- 西 - west, western, westward
- 斯 - this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations
- 斐 - graceful, elegant, beautiful
- 迪 - to advance, to enlighten, to make progress
- 南 - south; southern; southward
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