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Proper nouns and cultural references in Chinese — real people, places, brands, films, songs, and internet slang — with literal character-by-character breakdowns.

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transliteration syllable used only in Nezha
Shàn #1,225
Shan (Chinese surname)
Měng #2,830
Mongol; Mongolian (ethnic group) / abbreviation for Mongolia (蒙古国)
威廉 Wēilián #3,733
William (transliterated Western given name)
布鲁克林 Bùlǔkèlín #4,957
Brooklyn (borough of New York City)
拿破仑 Nápòlún #7,507
Napoleon (French emperor)
雅各布 Yǎgèbù #7,728
Jacob (name) / Jakob (German/Scandinavian name variant)
卢克 Lúkè #8,610
Luke (English name transliteration) / Luc (French name transliteration)
乔治娅 Qiáozhìyà #9,694
Georgia (female given name)
阿尔梅达 Ā'ěrméidá #9,896
Almeida (Portuguese/Spanish surname) / Alameda (place name)
布拉德 Bùlādé #10,188
Brad (name)
巴克斯特 Bākèsītè #12,410
Baxter (surname)
文森 Wénsēn #12,948
Vincent (English name)
布莱德 Bùláidé #13,278
Bled (town in Slovenia)
葛蕾 Gělěi #14,217
Grace (transliteration of English name)
波斯尼亚 Bōsīníyà #14,745
Bosnia
朱迪 Zhūdí #14,793
Judy; Judi (transliteration of English names)
基丰 Jīfēng #14,857
Jifeng / Kifeng / a Chinese given name or brand name
弗莱迪 Fúláidí #15,972
Freddy (transliteration of English name) / Freddie
布达佩斯 Bùdápèisī #16,067
Budapest (capital of Hungary)
希尔维亚 Xī'ěrwéiyà #16,078
Sylvia (Western given name)
达琳 Dálín #16,445
Darlene; Darling (transliteration of English name)
杰姬 Jiéjī #16,514
Jackie (English given name)
亚历克 Yàlìkè #17,129
Alec; Aleck (given name, transliteration)
内德 Nèidé #17,777
Ned (English male given name)
弗林特 Fúlíntè #17,826
Flint (name or place)
庞贝 Pángbèi #18,011
Pompeii (ancient Roman city near Naples, Italy)
小恒 Xiǎohéng #18,385
Xiao Heng (generic Chinese nickname)
巴尼 Bāní #18,520
Barney (transliteration of English name)
戈尔德 Gē'ěrdé #18,702
Gold/Gould (transliteration of an English surname)
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