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佛瑞迪

Fóruìdí
proper noun #30,365

Meanings

  1. 1 Freddy / Freddie

Examples

HSK 4
他叫佛瑞迪，是个美国男孩。
Tā jiào Fóruìdí, shì gè Měiguó nánhái.
His name is Freddy; he's an American boy.
HSK 5
佛瑞迪在派对上很受欢迎。
Fóruìdí zài pàiduì shàng hěn shòu huānyíng.
Freddy was popular at the party.

Tips

memory
Phonetic transliteration of 'Freddy / Freddie': 佛 = 'F-', 瑞 = 'red/re-', 迪 = 'dy'. The 佛 character literally means 'Buddha' and is otherwise rare in transliterations - Mandarin transliterations of 'Fr-' tend to use 弗 or 佛 because Mandarin lacks an /fr/ cluster.
culture
Usage in Chinese subtitles and translated fiction varies: Freddie Mercury (Queen) is more often 弗雷迪·墨丘利, while Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Krueger is sometimes rendered 佛瑞迪·克鲁格. So 佛瑞迪 most often signals a Taiwan-style transliteration.

Stroke Order

佛 Fó
瑞 ruì
迪 dí