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John Wayne - still portrait
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Public domain
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Wikimedia Commons
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John Wayne 1934
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Lone Star Productions
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Public domain
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Wikimedia Commons
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Esperanza Baur and John Wayne applying for marriage license
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Los Angeles Times
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CC BY 4.0
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约翰·韦恩

約翰·韋恩
Yuēhàn Wéi'ēn
proper noun #27,942

Meanings

  1. 1 John Wayne (American actor)

About John Wayne

1907–1979 · 演员 actor

American film star of Westerns and war films for five decades, usually as a tough cowboy or soldier, in films such as Stagecoach and The Searchers. He won an Oscar for True Grit (1969).

Examples

HSK 5
Yuēhàn Wéi'ēn shì Hǎoláiwū xībùpiàn de biāozhìxìng rénwù.
John Wayne is an iconic figure of Hollywood Westerns.
HSK 5
Tā zǒulù de zīshì ràng rén xiǎngqǐ Yuēhàn Wéi'ēn.
His walk reminds people of John Wayne.

Tips

culture
Hong Kong and Macau write his name 尊·荣 (zyun¹ wing⁴), a Cantonese sound match, while the mainland and Taiwan both use 约翰·韦恩. His nickname 'Duke' came from his childhood dog, an Airedale called Duke.

In Pop Culture

约翰·韦恩 Yuēhàn Wéi'ēn
John Wayne - legendary American actor known for classic Westerns like 'Stagecoach' and 'True Grit'.
person

Stroke Order

约 yuē
翰 hàn
韦 wéi
恩 ēn