怀斯 (Huáisī): Wise / Wyeth (transliteration o…

Meanings

1 Wise / Wyeth (transliteration of the Western surname)
2 depending on context: filmmaker Robert Wise, painter Andrew Wyeth (安德鲁·怀斯), or generic 'Wise'

Characters

怀

huái

to cherish; (in names) Wy-/Wi-

斯

sī

this (literary); (in names) -se/-s

Examples

安德鲁·怀斯的画作《克里斯蒂娜的世界》非常有名。

Āndélǔ Huáisī de huàzuò «Kèlǐsīdìnà de Shìjiè» fēicháng yǒumíng.

Andrew Wyeth's painting 'Christina's World' is very famous.

罗伯特·怀斯导演了《音乐之声》。

Luóbótè Huáisī dǎoyǎn le «Yīnyuè zhī Shēng».

Robert Wise directed 'The Sound of Music'.

Tips

usage

Standard transliteration covering both English 'Wise' and 'Wyeth': 怀 huái ('Wy-/Wi-') + 斯 sī ('-se/-th'). The American realist painter Andrew Wyeth (安德鲁·怀斯, 1917-2009) is probably the most prominent bearer in Chinese cultural reference.