贝里尼 (Bèilǐní): Bellini (Italian surname)

Meanings

1 Bellini (Italian surname)
2 most commonly refers to Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835), Italian opera composer of Norma and La sonnambula; also Giovanni Bellini, the Venetian Renaissance painter

Characters

贝

bèi

shell (used phonetically: 'Bel-')

里

lǐ

inside (used phonetically: '-li-')

尼

ní

Buddhist nun (used phonetically: '-ni')

Examples

贝里尼是意大利著名的歌剧作曲家。

Bèilǐní shì Yìdàlì zhùmíng de gējù zuòqǔjiā.

Bellini is a famous Italian opera composer.

我最喜欢贝里尼的《诺尔玛》。

Wǒ zuì xǐhuan Bèilǐní de 《Nuòěrmǎ》.

My favorite is Bellini's Norma.

Tips

culture

Bellini (贝里尼) most often points to composer Vincenzo Bellini, master of bel canto opera — his arias from 《诺尔玛》 (Norma) and 《梦游女》 (La sonnambula) are touchstones of 19th-century opera. 贝 (bèi) renders 'Bel-', 里 (lǐ) renders '-li-', 尼 (ní) renders '-ni'.