韦斯特伯里

韋斯特伯里

Wéisītèbólǐ

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Meanings

1 Westbury (place name, e.g. Westbury, New York; Westbury, Wiltshire, England)
2 transliteration of the surname Westbury

Characters

leather (phonetic 'We-')

this (phonetic '-s-')

special (phonetic '-t')

uncle (phonetic 'bu-')

inside (phonetic '-ry')

Examples

韦斯特伯里是纽约长岛的一个小镇。

Wéisītèbólǐ shì Niǔyuē Chángdǎo de yí gè xiǎo zhèn.

Westbury is a small town on Long Island, New York.

他在韦斯特伯里买了一套房子。

Tā zài Wéisītèbólǐ mǎile yí tào fángzi.

He bought a house in Westbury.

Tips

usage

Phonetic transliteration of "Westbury": 韦斯特 (Wéisītè) = "West" (the standard Chinese rendering, also seen in 韦斯特伍德 "Westwood"), 伯里 (bólǐ) = "bury." Westbury is a common British place-name suffix from Old English meaning "western fort." Famous bearers include Westbury, NY (home of the Roosevelt Field history) and Westbury White Horse, a chalk hill figure in Wiltshire, England.

Stroke Order

韦 wéi

斯 sī

特 tè

伯 bó

里 lǐ