布莱

布萊

Bùlái

noun #18,448

Meanings

1 Blai (name)
2 Blay (name)
3 phonetic component in foreign name transliterations

Characters

cloth (phonetic)

goosefoot plant (phonetic)

Phonetic transliteration of 'Bla-/Ble-/Bri-' in foreign names.

Examples

布莱尔是英国前首相。

Bùláiěr shì Yīngguó qián shǒuxiàng.

Blair is a former British Prime Minister.

布莱顿是一座英国海滨城市。

Bùláidùn shì yī zuò Yīngguó hǎibīn chéngshì.

Brighton is a British seaside city.

Tips

usage

布莱 is rarely used alone. It appears as the first part of transliterated names: 布莱尔 (Blair), 布莱恩 (Brian/Bryan), 布莱顿 (Brighton), 布莱曼 (Brightman).

Stroke Order

布 bù

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