摩兰达

摩蘭達
Mólándá
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Meanings

  1. 1 Miranda / Moranda (transliteration of a Western surname or given name)

Examples

Mólándá shì wèi Xībānyá nǚ yǎnyuán.
Miranda is a Spanish actress.
Měiguó xiànfǎ lǐ de Mólándá jǐnggào hěn yǒumíng.
The Miranda warning in U.S. constitutional law is famous.

Tips

culture
The most likely standard rendering for 'Miranda' in Chinese media is 米兰达 (Mǐlándá) — the form 摩兰达 is a non-standard variant occasionally seen in older subtitles. The U.S. Supreme Court case 米兰达亚利桑那 (Miranda v. Arizona, 1966), source of the 'you have the right to remain silent' warning, uses 米兰达.
memory
Three-syllable carve-up of 'Mi-ran-da': (mó) for 'Mo-/Mi-', (lán, 'orchid') for '-ran-' (Chinese has no syllable-final 'n', so it gets a vowel), (dá, 'to reach') for '-da'. The ending is a frequent feminine ending (萨曼莎 Samantha → Linda).

Stroke Order

lán