加尔维斯

加爾維斯

Jiā'ěrwéisī

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Meanings

1 Galveston (city in Texas, USA)
2 Galves (foreign surname transliteration)

Characters

(transliteration of 'Gal-')

(transliteration of '-ve-' or syllable filler)

(transliteration of '-ves-')

(transliteration of '-s')

Examples

加尔维斯是美国得克萨斯州的一个海港城市。

Jiā'ěrwéisī shì Měiguó Dékèsàsīzhōu de yí ge hǎigǎng chéngshì.

Galveston is a port city in the U.S. state of Texas.

1900年加尔维斯飓风是美国历史上最致命的自然灾害之一。

1900 nián Jiā'ěrwéisī jùfēng shì Měiguó lìshǐ shàng zuì zhìmìng de zìrán zāihài zhī yī.

The 1900 Galveston Hurricane is one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history.

Tips

usage

Transliteration of 'Galves-' / 'Galveston': 加 ('jiā') + 尔 ('ěr') + 维 ('wéi') + 斯 ('sī'). The Texan island city is famous for the catastrophic 1900 hurricane that killed an estimated 8,000 people. Note that 'Galveston' is sometimes also rendered as 加尔维斯敦 (Jiā'ěrwéisīdūn) to capture the final '-ton.'

Stroke Order

加 jiā

尔 ěr

维 wéi

斯 sī