尼可拉斯

Níkělāsī

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Meanings

1 Nicholas / Nikolas — Western masculine given name; in subtitle corpora most prominently associated with actor Nicolas Cage (尼古拉斯·凯奇, alt. spelling)

Characters

Buddhist nun (transliteration syllable ni)

can / may (transliteration syllable k)

to pull (transliteration syllable la)

this (transliteration syllable s)

Examples

尼可拉斯是一个常见的英语男孩名字。

Níkělāsī shì yī gè chángjiàn de Yīngyǔ nánhái míngzi.

Nicholas is a common English boy's name.

电影里的男主角叫尼可拉斯。

Diànyǐng lǐ de nán zhǔjué jiào Níkělāsī.

The male lead in the film is named Nicholas.

Tips

culture

Two Mandarin spellings of Nicholas exist: 尼可拉斯 (Níkělāsī) and the more common 尼古拉斯 (Nígǔlāsī) — the second is used in mainland film translations including 尼古拉斯·凯奇 (Nicolas Cage). 尼可拉斯 is more common in Taiwan and in subtitle work where translators preserve the 'k' rather than 'g' sound.

usage

Phonetic mapping: 尼 (ní, 'ni') + 可 (kě, 'k') + 拉 (lā, 'la') + 斯 (sī, 's). The character 可 ('can / may') is a typical pick for the 'k/c' syllable in transliterations.

Stroke Order

尼 ní

可 kě

拉 lā

斯 sī