Huá tiě lú

Traditional: 滑鐵盧

滑铁卢 (Huá tiě lú) is a Chinese word meaning “Waterloo (Belgium); Battle of Waterloo (1815); (fig.) a defeat”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 滑铁卢

滑huá · to slip; to slide铁tiě · iron (metal)卢lú · (old) rice vessel

Related words

滑to slip; to slide滑surname Hua铁iron (metal)铁surname Tie地铁underground railway; subway滑稽comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1])卢(old) rice vessel卢surname Lu滑雪to ski滑板skateboard铁路railroad滑冰to skate

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