佛瑞迪 (Fóruìdí): Freddy / Freddie (transliterati…

Phonetic transliteration of 'Freddy / Freddie': 佛 'fó' = 'F-', 瑞 'ruì' = 'red/re-', 迪 'dí' = 'dy'. The 佛 character literally means 'Buddha' and is otherwise rare in transliterations — Mandarin transliterations of 'Fr-' tend to use 弗 (fú) or 佛 because Mandarin lacks an /fr/ cluster.

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Usage in Chinese subtitles and translated fiction varies: Freddie Mercury (Queen) is more often 弗雷迪·墨丘利 (Fúléidí Mòqiūlì), while Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Krueger is sometimes rendered 佛瑞迪·克鲁格. So 佛瑞迪 most often signals a Taiwan-style transliteration.