威妥玛

威妥瑪
Wēi Tuǒmǎ
Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), British diplomat and sinologist, originator of the Wade-Giles Chinese romanization system

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 威 wēi
  1. power
  2. might
  3. prestige
2 妥 tuǒ
  1. suitable
  2. adequate
  3. ready
  4. settled
3 玛 mǎ used in 玛瑙 mǎnǎo

Containing this entry

威妥玛拼法 Wēi Tuǒmǎpīnfǎ Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
威妥玛拼音 Wēi Tuǒmǎpīnyīn Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)