利特尔·古斯塔夫

利特爾·古斯塔夫

Lìtè'ěr Gǔsītǎfū

proper noun #34,696

Meanings

1 Little Gustaf / Little Gustav (transliteration of a Western name combining the English diminutive 'Little' with the Scandinavian/Germanic name Gustav/Gustaf)

Characters

you (classical); phonetic

this (classical); phonetic

man; husband (phonetic)

Examples

利特尔·古斯塔夫是故事里的小男孩。

Lìtè'ěr · Gǔsītǎfū shì gùshi lǐ de xiǎo nánhái.

Little Gustaf is the little boy in the story.

他从小就被叫做利特尔·古斯塔夫。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù bèi jiàozuò Lìtè'ěr · Gǔsītǎfū.

He's been called Little Gustaf since he was small.

Tips

culture

古斯塔夫 (Gustaf/Gustav) is a classical Swedish royal name - six Swedish kings have borne it, including the current monarch's namesake Gustaf VI Adolf. Pairing it with 利特尔 (Little) is a rare full-phrase transliteration, which suggests this is the nickname of a child character (storybook, comic, or game). The most native-sounding rendering would be 小古斯塔夫.

memory

Two parts: 利特尔 = Little (Lì-tè-ěr ≈ Lit-tle), 古斯塔夫 = Gustaf (Gǔ-sī-tǎ-fū ≈ Gu-s-ta-f). The 夫 ending is standard for foreign names ending in '-f' or '-v' (高尔夫 golf, 巴甫洛夫 Pavlov).

Stroke Order

利 lì

特 tè

尔 ěr

古 gǔ

斯 sī

塔 tǎ

夫 fū