埃尔夫

埃爾夫

Āi'ěrfū

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Meanings

1 Elf (transliteration of the personal name 'Elf' / 'Alf' / sometimes the brand 'Elf' Aquitaine)

Characters

dust (here phonetic 'El-')

you; thus (here phonetic '-r/l-')

man; husband (here phonetic '-f')

Examples

埃尔夫是这部电影的主角。

Āi'ěrfū shì zhè bù diànyǐng de zhǔjué.

Elf is the main character of this movie.

埃尔夫石油公司曾经是法国的大企业。

Āi'ěrfū Shíyóu Gōngsī céngjīng shì Fǎguó de dà qǐyè.

Elf Aquitaine used to be a major French oil company.

Tips

usage

Phonetic transliteration: 埃 (āi) for 'El-', 尔 (ěr) for the rolling 'r/l' sound, 夫 (fū) for '-f'. Used for several Western referents — most notably the French oil giant Elf Aquitaine (now part of TotalEnergies) and as a romanized surname/given name. Note: the fantasy creature 'elf' (as in Tolkien) is usually translated 精灵 jīnglíng, not transliterated.

Stroke Order

埃 āi

尔 ěr

夫 fū