瓦尔特

瓦爾特
Wǎ'ěrtè
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Meanings

  1. 1 Walter; in mainland Chinese pop memory specifically the partisan hero from the 1972 Yugoslav film Walter Defends Sarajevo (瓦尔特保卫萨拉热窝)

Examples

Kàn, zhè jiùshì Wǎ'ěrtè!
Look, this is Walter!
Wǎ'ěrtè shì Déguó yī gè chángjiàn de míngzi.
Walter is a common German given name.

Tips

culture
The line ,就是瓦尔特! is one of the most quoted film quotes in PRC history. The dubbed Yugoslav film 瓦尔特保卫萨拉热窝 (1972) played in Chinese cinemas during the Cultural Revolution when virtually no Western films were allowed, so an entire generation grew up imitating Walter, the resistance leader hunted by the Nazis in Sarajevo.
usage
Standard PRC transliteration of German/Slavic 'Walter' and of the Swedish name 'Valter'. Also used for the Walther pistol brand.

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