丹尼尔·珀尔

丹尼爾·珀爾

Dānní'ěr Pò'ěr

proper noun #30,424

Meanings

1 Daniel Pearl, American journalist for The Wall Street Journal kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan

About Daniel Pearl

1963–2002 · 历史人物 historical figure

South Asia bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, kidnapped in Karachi while reporting on militant networks after 9/11 and killed by his captors. The film 《坚强的心》 tells his story.

Characters

丹

dān

red; cinnabar (transliteration: 'Dan-')

尼

ní

Buddhist nun (transliteration: '-ni-')

尔

ěr

transliteration: '-el'

珀

pò

amber (transliteration: 'Pearl' onset)

Examples

HSK 5

电影《坚强的心》讲述了丹尼尔·珀尔的故事。

Diànyǐng 《 Jiānqiáng de Xīn 》 jiǎngshù le Dānní'ěr Pò'ěr de gùshi.

The film A Mighty Heart tells the story of Daniel Pearl.

HSK 7-9

丹尼尔·珀尔是《华尔街日报》的记者。

Dānní'ěr Pò'ěr shì 《 Huá'ěrjiē Rìbào 》 de jìzhě.

Daniel Pearl was a reporter for The Wall Street Journal.

Tips

history

He had gone to Karachi to chase a link between the 'shoe bomber' Richard Reid and al-Qaeda. The film is adapted from the memoir of his widow, Mariane Pearl, played by 安吉丽娜·朱莉 (Angelina Jolie).

usage

Standard Xinhua-style transliteration: 丹尼尔 is the conventional rendering of 'Daniel,' and 珀尔 renders 'Pearl' phonetically. The middle dot '·' separates given name from surname per Xinhua convention for foreign personal names.

Stroke Order

丹 dān

尼 ní

尔 ěr

珀 pò