玛莎拉蒂

瑪莎拉蒂

Mǎshālādì

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Meanings

1 Maserati (Italian luxury sports car brand)

Characters

agate (phonetic)

sedge (phonetic)

pull (phonetic)

stem (phonetic)

Examples

一辆玛莎拉蒂停在酒店门口。

Yī liàng Mǎshālādì tíng zài jiǔdiàn ménkǒu.

A Maserati is parked at the hotel entrance.

玛莎拉蒂的标志是三叉戟。

Mǎshālādì de biāozhì shì sānchājǐ.

Maserati's logo is a trident.

Tips

culture

玛莎拉蒂 is a pure transliteration of 'Maserati' — all four characters are chosen for sound. The Modena-based marque (founded 1914 by the Maserati brothers) uses a trident (三叉戟) as its badge, borrowed from the statue of Neptune in Bologna's main square.

Stroke Order

玛 mǎ

莎 shā

拉 lā

蒂 dì