史密夫

Shǐmìfū

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Meanings

1 Smith (Cantonese-style transliteration of the English surname)

Characters

history (foreign 'S-')

dense, secret (foreign 'mi')

husband, man (foreign '-th', via Cantonese fu1)

Examples

香港人把Smith翻译成史密夫。

Xiānggǎng rén bǎ Smith fānyì chéng Shǐmìfū.

Hong Kongers translate 'Smith' as Shi-mi-fu.

电影《史密夫决战史密妻》在香港上映。

Diànyǐng 《Shǐmìfū juézhàn Shǐmìqī》 zài Xiānggǎng shàngyìng.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith was released in Hong Kong.

Tips

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史密夫 is the Cantonese / Hong Kong rendering of 'Smith', based on Cantonese readings (si2 mat6 fu1, sounding like 'see-mat-fu'). Mainland Mandarin uses 史密斯 (Shǐmìsī). Famously, the Hong Kong title for Mr. & Mrs. Smith is 《史密夫决战史密妻》 ('Mr. Smith vs. Mrs. Smith', a clever pun where 妻 qī replaces 夫 fū).

Stroke Order

史 shǐ

密 mì

夫 fū