汤玛士

湯瑪士
Tāngmǎshì
proper noun #31,598

Meanings

  1. 1 Thomas (Taiwanese-style transliteration of the English given name)
  2. 2 common in Taiwan/Hong Kong subtitles for the name Thomas

Examples

HSK 2
Tā de Yīngwén míng shì Tāngmǎshì.
His English name is Thomas.
HSK 5
Tāngmǎshì xiǎo huǒchē shì jīngdiǎn dònghuà.
Thomas the Tank Engine is a classic animation.

Tips

usage
汤 (tāng, 'soup') + 玛 (mǎ, phonetic) + 士 (shì, 'gentleman/scholar,' a stock ending for masculine names). This is the Taiwan/HK rendering of 'Thomas'; mainland China typically writes 托马斯 (Tuōmǎsī). Most famously: 汤玛士小火车 - Thomas the Tank Engine, called 托马斯小火车 on the mainland.

Stroke Order

汤 tāng
玛 mǎ
士 shì