布拉 (Bùlā): Bra / Brah / Pra (transliterati…

Meanings

1 Bra / Brah / Pra (transliteration syllable)
2 shorthand for fuller transliterations like 布拉格 (Prague), 布拉迪斯拉发 (Bratislava), 布拉德 (Brad)

Characters

布

bù

cloth; transliteration syllable for 'b-'

拉

lā

to pull; transliteration syllable for '-la/-ra'

Examples

字幕里那个外国人叫布拉。

Zìmù lǐ nàge wàiguó rén jiào Bùlā.

In the subtitles that foreigner is called Bra.

我们去布拉格旅行，朋友都简称布拉。

Wǒmen qù Bùlāgé lǚxíng, péngyǒu dōu jiǎnchēng Bùlā.

We're traveling to Prague — friends just shorten it to 'Bra'.

Tips

usage

Two-syllable opener that anchors many fuller transliterations: 布拉格 (Bùlāgé, Prague), 布拉迪斯拉发 (Bratislava), 布拉德·皮特 (Brad Pitt), 布拉柴维尔 (Brazzaville). In subtitle dialogue it often shows up clipped to 布拉 alone.