Louis
| 23:33 Nov 30, 2001 |
| English to Chinese translations [Non-PRO] Names (personal, company) / name | ||||
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| 5 | 路易斯 |
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| 4 +1 | 路易斯 or 路易 |
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| 4 +1 | 隔 or 隔吹 (隔) |
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路易斯 Explanation: Sound likes Lu4 Yi4 Si1 |
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peer agreement (net): +1路易斯 or 路易 Explanation: 路易斯（lu yi si） 路易（lu yi） |
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20 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1隔 or 隔吹 (隔) Explanation: Actually I agree with a previous answer and its supporter. But to gain a little more room for explanation, I added this entry. The difference between the two-character and the three-character translations is: the three-character translation is from English and the two-character translation is from French. Of the two common three-character translations, the first, 隔吹 is a little closer to the original sound "s" The second version has its third character as "¨ which is actually a "shi" sound in Mandarin Chinese. But it may be an "s" sound in other Chinese dialects. Of course, the two-character translation is preferred when one translates "Louis XIV" into Chinese. With German names, Louis is Ludwig. Therefore, similar problems do not arise. |
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