马利亚

馬利亞

Mǎlìyà

noun #20,124

Meanings

1 Mary (a given name)
2 Virgin Mary / Mary, mother of Jesus Christ

Characters

horse (phonetic)

benefit / sharp (phonetic)

Asia / second (phonetic suffix for foreign names)

Examples

马利亚是基督教中圣母的名字。

Mǎlìyà shì Jīdūjiào zhōng shèngmǔ de míngzi.

Mary is the name of the Virgin Mother in Christianity.

圣母马利亚在天主教中备受崇敬。

Shèngmǔ Mǎlìyà zài Tiānzhǔjiào zhōng bèishòu chóngjìng.

The Virgin Mary is deeply venerated in Catholicism.

Tips

usage

Multiple transliterations coexist: 马利亚 (Mǎlìyà, common in mainland Bible translations), 玛利亚 (Mǎlìyà), and 玛丽亚 (Mǎlìyà). Context determines which is used.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

利 lì

亚 Yà