布兰迪

布蘭迪

Bùlándí

proper noun #35,385

Meanings

1 Brandy
2 Brandi / Brandy - phonetic rendering of foreign names

Characters

cloth (transliteration syllable b-)

orchid (transliteration syllable -lan-)

enlighten (transliteration syllable -di/-dy)

Examples

HSK 1

我的同学叫布兰迪。

Wǒ de tóngxué jiào Bùlándí.

My classmate is called Brandy.

HSK 4

布兰迪是美国流行歌手。

Bùlándí shì Měiguó liúxíng gēshǒu.

Brandy is an American pop singer.

Tips

culture

Most likely refers to American R&B singer / actress Brandy Norwood (布兰迪·诺伍德). 布 ('cloth') and 兰 ('orchid') are stock characters for the syllables 'br-' and '-lan-'; 迪 ('enlighten') often closes -dy/-di names (cf. 肯尼迪 Kennedy, 朱迪 Judy). Note: 布兰迪 is NOT the alcoholic drink 'brandy' - that is 白兰地.

Stroke Order

布 bù

兰 lán

迪 dí