欧菲莱斯

歐菲萊斯

Ōufēiláisī

popculture

Meanings

1 Nissan Cefiro (executive sedan)
2 Oufeilaisi — Chinese name for the Nissan Cefiro / Maxima line

Characters

Europe (phonetic 'O-')

fragrant (phonetic '-fi-')

pigweed (phonetic '-lai-')

this (phonetic '-s')

Examples

欧菲莱斯曾经是东风日产的旗舰车型。

Ōufēiláisī céngjīng shì Dōngfēng Rìchǎn de qíjiàn chēxíng.

The Cefiro was once the flagship model of Dongfeng Nissan.

我叔叔以前开的就是一辆欧菲莱斯。

Wǒ shūshu yǐqián kāi de jiùshì yí liàng Ōufēiláisī.

My uncle used to drive a Cefiro.

Tips

culture

The Cefiro was Nissan's mid-to-large sedan (sister car to the Maxima / A33 Infiniti I30). Dongfeng Nissan (东风日产) built it in China through the 2000s before replacing it with the Teana (天籁). The name 欧菲莱斯 is a four-syllable transliteration of 'Cefiro' (itself Italian for 'zephyr').

Stroke Order

欧 ōu

菲 fēi

莱 lái

斯 sī