艾斯 (Àisī): Ace (Western given name or nick…

Meanings

1 Ace (Western given name or nickname)
2 transliteration most associated with Portgas D. Ace (波特卡斯·D·艾斯) from the manga/anime One Piece

Characters

艾

ài

mugwort (phonetic 'A-')

斯

sī

this (phonetic '-ce/-s')

Examples

艾斯是路飞的哥哥。

Àisī shì Lùfēi de gēge.

Ace is Luffy's older brother.

很多观众为艾斯的死流泪。

Hěnduō guānzhòng wèi Àisī de sǐ liúlèi.

Many viewers cried over Ace's death.

Tips

culture

Most Chinese readers know 艾斯 as Portgas D. Ace (波特卡斯·D·艾斯) from Eiichiro Oda's One Piece (《海贼王》/《航海王》) — Monkey D. Luffy's adoptive older brother and a fan-favorite whose death at Marineford is one of the manga's most discussed moments. The character's name is the English word "ace" (as in playing cards), and 艾斯 is the standard Mandarin rendering of that one-syllable English name.