赛义德

賽義德

Sàiyìdé

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Meanings

1 Said / Sayyid / Saeed (Arabic-origin given name or surname, transliteration)
2 Edward Said (1935-2003), Palestinian-American literary theorist

Characters

to compete; match

righteousness; meaning

virtue; Germany

Examples

爱德华·赛义德的《东方学》是一本很重要的书。

Àidéhuá Sàiyìdé de 《Dōngfāng Xué》 shì yī běn hěn zhòngyào de shū.

Edward Said's 'Orientalism' is a very important book.

赛义德是阿拉伯世界常见的名字。

Sàiyìdé shì Ālābó shìjiè chángjiàn de míngzi.

Said is a common name in the Arab world.

Tips

culture

赛义德 is the standard Chinese transliteration of the Arabic name سيّد (sayyid, 'master' or 'lord'). In academic contexts it most often refers to Edward Said (爱德华·赛义德), whose 1978 book 《东方学》 (Orientalism) became foundational for postcolonial studies worldwide.

Stroke Order

赛 sài

义 yì

德 dé