史丹利

Shǐdānlì

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Meanings

1 Stanley (Western given name and surname; the Taiwan/HK transliteration)

Characters

history (phonetic 'Sta-')

red; pellet (phonetic '-n-')

benefit (phonetic '-ley')

Examples

史丹利是我同事的英文名。

Shǐdānlì shì wǒ tóngshì de Yīngwén míng.

Stanley is my colleague's English name.

史丹利·库布里克是一位伟大的导演。

Shǐdānlì·Kùbùlǐkè shì yí wèi wěidà de dǎoyǎn.

Stanley Kubrick was a great director.

Tips

usage

史丹利 is the standard Taiwan/Hong Kong transliteration of "Stanley." Mainland Chinese typically writes 斯坦利 — they are interchangeable but signal different regional source-conventions. Famous bearers using 史丹利 (Taiwan style): Stanley Kubrick (director), Stanley Ho (Macau casino magnate, 何鸿燊), and Stanley district in Hong Kong (赤柱).

Stroke Order

史 shǐ

丹 dān

利 lì