哈雷 (Hāléi): Halley (as in Halley's Comet)

Meanings

1 Halley (as in Halley's Comet)
2 Harley (as in Harley-Davidson motorcycles)

Characters

哈

hā

ha (sound) / transliteration character

雷

léi

thunder

Examples

哈雷彗星每76年回来一次。

Hāléi huìxīng měi qīshíliù nián huílái yí cì.

Halley's Comet returns every 76 years.

他骑着一辆哈雷摩托车。

Tā qí zhe yí liàng Hāléi mótuōchē.

He rides a Harley motorcycle.

Tips

culture

哈雷 transliterates two unrelated names: Edmond Halley (1656–1742), the British astronomer who predicted the return of 哈雷彗星 (Halley's Comet), and Harley-Davidson (哈雷摩托 'Harley motorcycles'), the American motorcycle brand founded in 1903.