黛拉 (Dàilā): Della (English female given nam…

Meanings

1 Della (English female given name)
2 Darla, Daria (also used)

Characters

黛

dài

dark eye-paint (poetic, female-name char)

拉

lā

to pull (sound '-la')

Examples

黛拉把头发剪短卖给假发店。

Dàilā bǎ tóufa jiǎnduǎn mài gěi jiǎfàdiàn.

Della cut her hair short and sold it to the wig shop.

黛拉是这部电视剧的女主角。

Dàilā shì zhè bù diànshìjù de nǚ zhǔjué.

Della is the female lead of this TV series.

Tips

usage

Standard transliteration of 'Della' / 'Darla'. 黛 (dài, 'dark eye-paint' — favored in female names for elegance) supplies the 'de' sound; 拉 (lā) supplies '-la'. The most famous Della in Chinese subtitle culture is Della Young from O. Henry's 《麦琪的礼物》 (The Gift of the Magi).