波尔斯

波爾斯

Bō'ěrsī

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Meanings

1 Bowles / Bolles / Pols (foreign surname; phonetic transliteration)

Characters

wave (used phonetically here)

you (literary; used phonetically here)

this / that (used phonetically here)

Examples

波尔斯先生是新来的总经理。

Bō'ěrsī xiānshēng shì xīn lái de zǒng jīnglǐ.

Mr. Bowles is the new general manager.

波尔斯写过一本关于摩洛哥的书。

Bō'ěrsī xiěguò yī běn guānyú Móluògē de shū.

Bowles wrote a book about Morocco.

Tips

usage

Phonetic transliteration of 'Bowles' or similar foreign surnames ending in '-ls / -ols.' 波 (bō, 'wave') for 'bo-,' 尔 (ěr) for the soft '-l-' / '-r-' middle, 斯 (sī) for the final '-s.' Notable bearer: American author Paul Bowles (保罗·鲍尔斯, 1910-1999), of The Sheltering Sky (《遮蔽的天空》).

Stroke Order

波 bō

尔 ěr

斯 sī