鲍尔斯 (Bào'ěrsī): Powers / Bowers / Bowles (Engli…

Meanings

1 Powers / Bowers / Bowles (English surname transliteration)
2 in news media, often refers to former U.S. Federal Reserve officials or athletes by that surname

Characters

鲍

bào

phonetic "Pow-"; also a Chinese surname

尔

ěr

phonetic connector "-r-"

斯

sī

phonetic "-s"

Examples

HSK 6

鲍尔斯先生是美国国务院的发言人。

Bào'ěrsī xiānsheng shì Měiguó Guówùyuàn de fāyánrén.

Mr. Powers is a spokesman for the U.S. State Department.

HSK 6

电影《王牌大贱谍》的男主角叫奥斯汀·鲍尔斯。

Diànyǐng 《 Wángpái Dàjiàndié 》 de nán zhǔjué jiào Àosītīng · Bào'ěrsī.

The male lead of the film Austin Powers is called Austin Powers.

Tips

usage

Three-character surname transliteration: 鲍 ('Bo-/Pow-') + 尔 (connecting '-r-/-l-') + 斯 ('-s/-z'). The pattern fits English Powers, Bowers, Bowles, and similar. 鲍 is also a real Chinese surname (so a Chinese person could plausibly be named 鲍尔斯, though it would be unusual).