奥德赛

奧德賽

Àodésài

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Meanings

1 the Odyssey, ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer about the hero Odysseus
2 Odyssey (by extension, a long adventurous journey)

Characters

profound, mysterious (phonetic)

virtue (phonetic)

to compete (phonetic)

Examples

《奥德赛》讲述了奥德修斯回家的漫长旅程。

《Àodésài》jiǎngshùle Àodéxiūsī huíjiā de màncháng lǚchéng.

The Odyssey tells the long journey of Odysseus returning home.

这次环球旅行就像一场现代奥德赛。

Zhè cì huánqiú lǚxíng jiù xiàng yì chǎng xiàndài Àodésài.

This round-the-world trip is like a modern Odyssey.

Tips

culture

奥德赛 is the phonetic transliteration of 'Odyssey'. The hero Odysseus is rendered 奥德修斯 (Àodéxiūsī). In Chinese, the word has picked up the same figurative sense as in English — any arduous, winding journey.

usage

Also the Chinese name of the Honda Odyssey minivan (本田奥德赛) — a surprisingly common real-world context.

Stroke Order

奥 ào

德 dé

赛 sài