赛百味 (Sàibǎiwèi): Subway (fast-food sandwich chai…

A classic transliteration that's also a good translation: 赛 'rival/surpass' + 百味 'a hundred flavors' reads like 'beats a hundred flavors,' while still sounding like 'Subway.'

In Pop Culture

赛百味 Sàibǎiwèi

Subway

American sandwich chain; the Chinese name puns on 赛 'surpass' + 百味 'a hundred flavors' while staying close to the English sound

Stroke Order

赛 sài

百 bǎi

味 wèi

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