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艾历

艾歷
Àilì
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Meanings

  1. 1 Eric / Alec / Alex (transliteration of the Western given name)
  2. 2 alternative Cantonese-influenced rendering of names that put-onghua usually writes 埃里克 or 艾瑞克

Examples

我的英语老师叫艾历，是英国人。
Wǒ de Yīngyǔ lǎoshī jiào Àilì, shì Yīngguó rén.
My English teacher is called Eric and is British.
艾历是这部港剧里男主角的名字。
Àilì shì zhè bù Gǎngjù lǐ nán zhǔjué de míngzì.
Eric is the name of the male lead in this Hong Kong drama.

Tips

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艾历 is the Cantonese-style transliteration (read 'oi6 lik6' in Cantonese, very close to 'Eric' / 'Alec'). In Mandarin-only contexts the name Eric is more often written 埃里克 Āilǐkè or 艾瑞克 Àiruìkè. Encountering 艾历 in subtitles usually signals a Hong Kong source.

Stroke Order

艾 ài
历 lì