Phonetic transliteration of 'Valiant':
瓦 (wǎ) for 'Va-',
利 (lì) for '-li-',
安 (ān) for '-an-',
特 (tè) for '-t'. Best known as the title of the 2005 British/American animated film Valiant (Chinese release as 《
瓦利安特》 or 《
勇敢小铁拳》) about WWII carrier pigeons, and as the protagonist of the long-running Hal Foster comic strip Prince Valiant (《
瓦利安特王子》, 1937-).
