麦克阿瑟

mài kè ā sè

General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war

麦

mài

wheat; barley; oats

克

kè

variant of 剋|克[ke4]

阿

ā

abbr. for country names that begin with 阿[a1]: Algeria 阿爾及利亞|阿尔及利亚[A1 er3 ji2 li4 ya4], Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] etc

瑟

sè

a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings