A dou, Ā dòu: 2 definitions

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

阿斗 [ā dòu] [a dou]—
1. The nickname of Liu Shan (劉禪 [liu chan]), the last ruler of the Shu Han (蜀漢 [shu han]) state during the Three Kingdoms period. See the entry for "Liu Shan (劉禪 [liu chan])."
2. Liu Shan (劉禪 [liu chan]), the last ruler of Shu Han (蜀漢 [shu han]), was incompetent and incapable, and his state was eventually destroyed by Cao Wei (曹魏 [cao wei]). Later, it is used as a metaphor for someone who is utterly incapable. For example: "No matter how you teach him, he can't learn it; he's truly an Adou who can't be helped up."

ā dòu:1. sān guó shǔ hàn hòu zhǔ liú chán de xiǎo míng. cān jiàn “liú chán” tiáo.
2. shǔ hàn hòu zhǔ liú chán hūn yōng wú néng, zhōng wèi cáo wèi suǒ miè. hòu bǐ yù háo wú néng lì zhě. rú: “tā zěn me jiào dōu jiào bù huì, zhēn shì gè fú bù qǐ de ā dòu.”

a dou:1. san guo shu han hou zhu liu chan de xiao ming. can jian "liu chan" tiao.
2. shu han hou zhu liu chan hun yong wu neng, zhong wei cao wei suo mie. hou bi yu hao wu neng li zhe. ru: "ta zen me jiao dou jiao bu hui, zhen shi ge fu bu qi de a dou."