格丽尔思

格麗爾思
Gélì'ěrsī
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Meanings

  1. 1 Grealish (transliteration of an English surname)
  2. 2 (generic) phonetic transliteration of foreign names beginning 'Greal-' or 'Grail-'

Examples

Gélì'ěrsī shì yī wèi yǒumíng de zúqiú yùndòngyuán.
Grealish is a famous footballer.
Tā jiào Gélì'ěrsī.
He's called Grealish.

Tips

memory
Sound-out: (gé) → 'Gre-,' (lì) → '-li-,' (ěr) → '-l-' (the English liquid 'l/r'), (sī) → '-sh' (an approximation, since Mandarin lacks a true final 'sh'). Together they walk through 'Grea-li-l-(i)sh' → Grealish, the name of English footballer Jack Grealish (Manchester City, England national team).
usage
Mainly seen in sports journalism. Mainland sports outlets usually prefer for Jack Grealish; 格丽尔思 is an alternate transliteration occasionally seen in subtitles and translated articles.

Stroke Order

ěr