霍姆斯

Huòmǔsī

proper noun

Meanings

1 Holmes (surname)

Characters

(transliteration: Ho-)

(transliteration: -m-)

(transliteration: -s)

Examples

HSK 2

我们的英语老师姓霍姆斯，所以学生们都叫他“福尔摩斯老师”。

Wǒmen de Yīngyǔ lǎoshī xìng Huòmǔsī, suǒyǐ xuéshengmen dōu jiào tā " Fú'ěrmósī lǎoshī ".

Our English teacher's surname is Holmes, so the students all call him 'Teacher Sherlock'.

HSK 3

霍姆斯先生是我们的新邻居。

Huòmǔsī xiānsheng shì wǒmen de xīn línju.

Mr Holmes is our new neighbour.

Tips

usage

霍姆斯 is the standard transliteration of Holmes for real people. Sherlock Holmes alone keeps the old 福尔摩斯, an early rendering that follows Fuzhou dialect sounds.

Stroke Order

霍 huò

姆 mǔ

斯 sī