麦克阿瑟

Traditional form:

麥克阿瑟

Pinyin (reading):

Màikè'āsè

Definitions:

• 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:

• 麦 - wheat, barley, oats
• 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 瑟 - a large string instrument; to tremble, to vibrate

Traditional characters:

• 麥 - wheat, barley, oats
• 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 瑟 - a large string instrument; to tremble, to vibrate