查理·威尔逊 (ChálǐWēi'ěrxùn): Charlie Wilson (English name, t…

Meanings

1 Charlie Wilson (English name, transliterated)
2 most often refers to Charles "Charlie" Wilson, the U.S. congressman whose covert support for the Afghan mujahideen inspired the film Charlie Wilson's War (《查理·威尔逊的战争》)

Characters

查

chá

to investigate (here: Cha-)

理

lǐ

principle (here: -rlie)

威

wēi

power; might (here: Wi-)

尔

ěr

you (literary); foreign-name infix (here: -l-)

逊

xùn

humble (here: -son)

Examples

查理·威尔逊是一名美国国会议员。

Chálǐ Wēi'ěrxùn shì yī míng Měiguó guóhuì yìyuán.

Charlie Wilson was an American congressman.

我看了《查理·威尔逊的战争》这部电影。

Wǒ kàn le 《Chálǐ Wēi'ěrxùn de Zhànzhēng》 zhè bù diànyǐng.

I watched the film Charlie Wilson's War.

Tips

usage

Standard transliteration: 查理 Chálǐ (Charlie) + 威尔逊 Wēi'ěrxùn (Wilson). The film Charlie Wilson's War (2007, dir. Mike Nichols, starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts) made this name widely recognized in Chinese — its Chinese title 《查理·威尔逊的战争》 is exactly this transliteration plus 的战争. 威尔逊 is also the standard Wilson rendering for Woodrow Wilson, Owen Wilson, etc.