汤马士

湯馬士

Tāngmǎshì

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Meanings

1 Thomas (Western male given name; common Hong Kong/Cantonese transliteration)

Characters

soup; phonetic 'tho/tom'

horse; phonetic 'ma'

scholar; phonetic 's'

Examples

汤马士是英语中常见的名字。

Tāngmǎshì shì Yīngyǔ zhōng chángjiàn de míngzì.

Thomas is a common name in English.

汤马士小火车是著名的儿童动画。

Tāngmǎshì xiǎo huǒchē shì zhùmíng de értóng dònghuà.

Thomas the Tank Engine is a famous children's animation.

Tips

culture

汤马士 is the Hong Kong/Cantonese transliteration of Thomas — Cantonese tong¹-maa⁵-si⁶ matches the English sounds well. The mainland-standard form is 托马斯 (Tuōmǎsī). Best-known bearer in Greater China is 《汤马士小火车》 (Thomas the Tank Engine). 汤-马-士 approximates Tho-ma-s.

Stroke Order

汤 tāng

马 mǎ

士 shì