狄浦斯

Dípǔsī

proper noun #34,489

Meanings

1 short form of 俄狄浦斯 (Oedipus) - the tragic Greek mythological king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother

Characters

northern barbarians (phonetic)

river bank (phonetic)

this (phonetic suffix)

Examples

HSK 7-9

狄浦斯情结是弗洛伊德提出的概念。

Dípǔsī qíngjié shì Fúluòyīdé tíchū de gàiniàn.

The Oedipus complex is a concept proposed by Freud.

HSK 7-9

索福克勒斯写了《俄狄浦斯王》。

Suǒfúkèlèsī xiě le 《 É Dípǔsī Wáng 》.

Sophocles wrote Oedipus Rex.

Tips

culture

Full name in Chinese is 俄狄浦斯 (Oedipus); 狄浦斯 is a clipped form found in subtitles and informal writing. Sophocles' Oedipus Rex is 《俄狄浦斯王》 and Freud's Oedipus complex is 俄狄浦斯情结 (or 恋母情结, 'mother-love complex,' the more transparent Chinese rendering).

Stroke Order

狄 dí

浦 pǔ

斯 sī