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滑铁卢

Huá tiě lú

3-character word Traditional 滑鐵盧

What 滑铁卢 means

1. Waterloo (Belgium)
2. Battle of Waterloo (1815)
3. (fig.) a defeat

The characters in 滑铁卢

• 滑huáto slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted
• 铁tiěiron (metal); arms; weapons
• 卢lú(old) rice vessel; black; old variant of 庐

Example sentences

• 法国人在滑铁卢之役吃了败仗。
  Fǎguórén zài Huátiělú zhī yì chī le bàizhàng.
  The French were defeated at Waterloo.

Words starting with 滑铁卢

• 滑铁卢火车站Huá tiě lú Huǒ chē zhànWaterloo Station (London)