达利 (Dálì): Dalí (esp. Salvador Dalí, Spani…

Meanings

1 Dalí (esp. Salvador Dalí, Spanish surrealist painter, 1904-1989); also a common Chinese personal/brand name

Characters

达

dá

to reach; arrive (phonetic 'Da')

利

lì

profit; sharp (phonetic 'lí')

Examples

萨尔瓦多·达利是西班牙超现实主义画家。

Sà'ěrwǎduō Dálì shì Xībānyá chāoxiànshí zhǔyì huàjiā.

Salvador Dalí was a Spanish surrealist painter.

达利的《记忆的永恒》是一幅名画。

Dálì de 《Jìyì de Yǒnghéng》 shì yī fú mínghuà.

Dalí's The Persistence of Memory is a famous painting.

Tips

culture

Phonetic transliteration of 'Dalí' (with stress on the second syllable): 达 (dá) for 'Da-', 利 (lì) for '-li'. Salvador Dalí is best known for the melting clocks of 《记忆的永恒》 (The Persistence of Memory, 1931) and his trademark waxed moustache. In China, 达利 is also a domestic snack-food brand (达利园 / Dali Foods).