德拉古班 (Délāgǔbān): Dragulbân / Drăguban (translite…

Meanings

1 Dragulbân / Drăguban (transliteration of a Romanian/Slavic surname)
2 phonetic rendering used in dubbed media for foreign names with the 'Dra-gu-ban' pattern

Characters

德

dé

virtue (transliteration char)

拉

lā

to pull (transliteration char)

古

gǔ

ancient (transliteration char)

班

bān

class (transliteration char)

Examples

德拉古班是这部欧洲电影里的反派。

Délāgǔbān shì zhè bù Ōuzhōu diànyǐng lǐ de fǎnpài.

Dragulban is the villain in this European film.

他在文件上签名为德拉古班。

Tā zài wénjiàn shàng qiānmíng wéi Délāgǔbān.

He signed the document as Dragulban.

Tips

usage

Four-syllable sound-only transliteration: 德 (dé) for 'dra-' onset, 拉 (lā) for the liquid '-ra-', 古 (gǔ) for '-gu-', 班 (bān) for '-ban'. 德拉 is a frequent opening pair for European names beginning 'dra-' or 'de la-' (e.g. 德拉克罗瓦 Delacroix). None of the characters carry meaning here.