德先生

Dé xiān sheng

Dictionary entry

"Mr Democracy", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wu3 si4 Yun4 dong4]

What does 德先生 mean?

德先生 (Dé xiān sheng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1"Mr Democracy", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wu3 si4 Yun4 dong4]

2abbr. for 德謨克拉西|德谟克拉西[de2 mo2 ke4 la1 xi1]

3see also 賽先生|赛先生[Sai4 xian1 sheng5]

Character breakdown

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德DéGermany · German 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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