compound surname
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
compound surname (Chinese family name)
A Chinese compound surname. Famous from the idiom 东郭先生 (Master Dongguo), referring to a foolishly kind man from the fable who saved a wolf, now used to describe naive people who show mercy to evil-doers.
Dōng东
guō郭
shì是
yī一
gè个
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
de的
fù复
xìng姓
。
Dongguo is a very rare compound surname.
Wǒ我
de的
tóng同
shì事
xìng姓
Dōng东
guō郭
。
My colleague's surname is Dongguo.
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Dōng东
guō郭
xiān先
sheng生
yǔ与
láng狼
de的
gù故
shi事
gào告
su诉
wǒ我
men们
bú不
yào要
duì对
huài坏
rén人
xīn心
cí慈
shǒu手
ruǎn软
。
The story of Master Dongguo and the wolf tells us not to be soft-hearted toward evil people.