艾耶斯

Àiyēsī

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Meanings

1 Ayers / Ayers (Western surname; e.g. Ayers Rock 艾耶斯岩)

Characters

mugwort; phonetic 'ay'

particle; phonetic '-er-'

this (literary); phonetic '-s'

Examples

艾耶斯岩是澳大利亚著名的景点。

Àiyēsī Yán shì Àodàlìyà zhùmíng de jǐngdiǎn.

Ayers Rock is a famous landmark in Australia.

他姓艾耶斯。

Tā xìng Àiyēsī.

His surname is Ayers.

Tips

culture

艾耶斯 transliterates Ayers — most prominently in 艾耶斯岩 (Ayers Rock), the colonial-era English name for Uluru, the iconic sandstone monolith in central Australia (the official name today is 乌鲁鲁/Uluru). 艾-耶-斯 approximates Ay-er-s; 耶 (yē) handles the unstressed "-er-" middle.

Stroke Order

艾 ài

耶 yē

斯 sī