塞勒

Sàilè

noun #8,514

Meanings

1 Salem (place name)
2 Thaler; Saler (surname transliteration)

Characters

used in transliterations; also: frontier, to block

used in transliterations; also: to rein in

A phonetic transliteration used for foreign names like Salem, Thaler, or Saler.

Examples

塞勒姆女巫审判是美国历史上的著名事件。

Sàilèmǔ nǚwū shěnpàn shì Měiguó lìshǐ shàng de zhùmíng shìjiàn.

The Salem witch trials are a famous event in American history.

理查德·塞勒获得了诺贝尔经济学奖。

Lǐchádé Sàilè huòdé le Nuòbèiěr jīngjìxué jiǎng.

Richard Thaler won the Nobel Prize in Economics.

Tips

usage

塞勒 is a phonetic transliteration used for multiple Western names. Context determines the specific name: 塞勒姆 (Sàilèmǔ) = Salem, 理查德·塞勒 (Lǐchádé Sàilè) = Richard Thaler. The characters carry no semantic meaning here.

In Pop Culture

理查德·塞勒 Lǐchádé Sàilè

Richard Thaler

American economist, 2017 Nobel Prize winner, pioneer of behavioral economics

Stroke Order

塞 sāi

勒 lè