唐老鸭 (Tánglǎoyā) · Donald Duck (Disney character)

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1 Donald Duck (Disney character)

About Donald Duck

文学人物 fictional character

Disney's hot-tempered cartoon duck in a sailor shirt, first seen in 1934 and known for his hard-to-understand quacking voice. He is the friend of 米老鼠 (Mickey Mouse).

Characters

唐

Táng

Tang dynasty (sound, 'Don-')

老

lǎo

old (affix for animal names)

鸭

yā

duck

Examples

HSK 6

孩子们最喜欢看唐老鸭和米老鼠。

Háizimen zuì xǐhuan kàn Tánglǎoyā hé Mǐlǎoshǔ.

The kids love watching Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse the most.

HSK 7-9

他买了一个唐老鸭的水杯。

Tā mǎi le yí ge Tánglǎoyā de shuǐbēi.

He bought a Donald Duck water bottle.

Tips

culture

唐 stands for the 'Don' of Donald, whose full name, Donald Fauntleroy Duck, is 唐纳德·方特洛伊·达克 in Chinese. 米老鼠 Mickey Mouse is built the same way: a sound syllable, then 老 and the animal.

history

When CCTV began showing the Mickey and Donald cartoons in 1986, Disney insisted on approving Donald's Mandarin voice itself. It chose 李扬 from tapes of dubbers across China, and the role made him a household name.