林顿

林頓

Líndùn

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Meanings

1 Linton (English surname); also seen in transliterations like Edgar Linton (Wuthering Heights)

Characters

forest (phonetic 'Lin-')

pause (phonetic '-ton')

Examples

埃德加·林顿是《呼啸山庄》的角色。

Āidéjiā Líndùn shì 《Hūxiào Shānzhuāng》 de juésè.

Edgar Linton is a character in Wuthering Heights.

林顿先生是个英国绅士。

Líndùn xiānsheng shì ge Yīngguó shēnshì.

Mr. Linton is an English gentleman.

Tips

culture

Best known in Chinese literary translations as the Linton family in Emily Bronte's 《呼啸山庄》 (Wuthering Heights) — the well-bred neighbors who marry into Heathcliff's tragic story. Phonetic match: 林 (lín) for 'Lin-', 顿 (dùn) the standard '-ton' rendering (also used in 华盛顿 Washington, 牛顿 Newton, 布赖顿 Brighton).

Stroke Order

林 lín

顿 dùn