李德勝

Chinese

		surname; plum	Germany; virtue; goodness Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favour; character; kind	victorious; able to do; competent enough to
trad. (李德勝)		李	德	勝
simp. (李德胜)		李	德	胜

Etymology

From the pseudonym Mao Zedong used during the Chinese Civil War. 德勝/德胜 (Déshèng) is homophonous to 得勝／得胜 (déshèng, “to triumph, to win a victory”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Lǐ Déshèng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄥˋ

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Lǐ Déshèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lǐ Déshèng
    • Wade–Giles: Li³ Tê²-shêng⁴
    • Yale: Lǐ Dé-shèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lii Dershenq
    • Palladius: Ли Дэшэн (Li Dɛšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

Proper noun

李德勝

1. (communism, slang) Mao Zedong

See also

• 常凱申／常凯申 (Cháng Kǎishēn)