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Chinese symbol for “filibuster”

拉布
lā bù
(Hong Kong) to filibuster

The closest CC-CEDICT match for filibuster is 拉布 (lā bù), defined as: (Hong Kong) to filibuster.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

拉 lā
to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
布 bù
cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread
radical 50 ⼱ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “filibuster”

WordPinyinMeaning
拖延时间 (拖延時間)tuō yán shí jiānto procrastinate; to stall for time
冗长辩论 (冗長辯論)rǒng cháng biàn lùnfilibuster

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拉布.

WordPinyinMeaning
卡拉kǎ lākaraoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
阿拉ā lā(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
克拉kè lācarat (mass) (loanword)
拉丁lā dīngLatin; (in former times) to press-gang
拉拉lā lā(slang) lesbian; (coll.) Labrador retriever
马拉松 (馬拉松)mǎ lā sōng(loanword) marathon
发布 (發佈)fā bùvariant of 发布 (fā bù)
宣布 (宣佈)xuān bùvariant of 宣布 (xuān bù)

See also: Japanese symbol for “filibuster”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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