杰克·贝尔 (JiékèBèi'ěr): Jack Bauer (counter-terrorism a…

Meanings

1 Jack Bauer (counter-terrorism agent protagonist of the American TV series 24, played by Kiefer Sutherland); also the generic transliteration of the names Jack Bell, Jack Bauer, etc.

Characters

杰

jié

outstanding (used phonetically: 'Ja-')

克

kè

to overcome (used phonetically: '-ck')

贝

bèi

shell, cowrie (used phonetically: 'Be-')

尔

ěr

you (literary); phonetic '-ll/-r'

Examples

杰克·贝尔是美剧《24小时》的男主角。

Jiékè Bèi'ěr shì měijù 《Èrshísì Xiǎoshí》 de nán zhǔjué.

Jack Bauer is the male lead of the American series 24.

杰克·贝尔在每一季都要拯救美国。

Jiékè Bèi'ěr zài měi yí jì dōu yào zhěngjiù Měiguó.

Jack Bauer has to save America every season.

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culture

The 中点 (·, middle dot) separates given name from surname in Chinese transliterations of Western names. 杰克 (Jack) is one of the most recognisable English names in Chinese; 贝尔 (Bell/Bauer) is the standard rendering for one-syllable B-words. The most famous 杰克·贝尔 by far is Jack Bauer of《24小时》(24, Fox 2001-2014), a cultural reference point for ticking-clock action drama.