明迪 (Míngdí): Mindy (English female given nam…

Meanings

1 Mindy (English female given name, transliteration)
2 common Chinese subtitle rendering of Mindy

Characters

明

míng

bright (phonetic 'Min-')

迪

dí

to enlighten (phonetic '-dy')

Examples

明迪是我最喜欢的角色。

Míngdí shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de juésè.

Mindy is my favorite character.

明迪今晚会来吗？

Míngdí jīnwǎn huì lái ma?

Is Mindy coming tonight?

Tips

usage

明 (míng, 'bright') for 'Min-' and 迪 (dí, a stock phonetic char) for '-dy.' Used for the name Mindy in subtitles — including Mindy Kaling and Mindy Macready (Hit-Girl) in 海扁王 (Kick-Ass). Also borrowed as a Chinese stage name (明迪 the poet/translator).