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埃尔顿

埃爾頓

Āi'ěrdùn

proper noun #36,575

Meanings

1 Elton (English given name and surname); most famously Sir Elton John, English singer-songwriter

About Elton John

born 1947 · 歌手 singer

English singer, pianist and songwriter of hits such as "Your Song" and "Rocket Man", who also wrote the songs of Disney's 狮子王 (The Lion King).

Also called 埃尔顿·约翰

Characters

dust (used for 'A' sound)

you; -er suffix

to pause (used for 'ton' sound)

Examples

HSK 4

他在演唱会上唱了一首埃尔顿·约翰的歌。

Tā zài yǎnchànghuì shàng chàng le yì shǒu Āi'ěrdùn Yuēhàn de gē.

He sang an Elton John song at the concert.

HSK 7-9

埃尔顿·约翰是英国传奇歌手。

Āi'ěrdùn Yuēhàn shì Yīngguó chuánqí gēshǒu.

Elton John is a legendary British singer.

Tips

culture

His stage name honours two bandmates, saxophonist Elton Dean and singer Long John Baldry; he was born Reginald Dwight. Mainland media write him 埃尔顿·约翰 or 艾尔顿·约翰, and Taiwan also uses 艾尔顿·强, with 强 'strong' for John.

Stroke Order

埃 āi

尔 ěr

顿 dùn