海倫
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (海倫) | 海 | 倫 | |
| simp. (海伦) | 海 | 伦 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hǎilún
- Wade–Giles: Hai3-lun2
- Yale: Hǎi-lwún
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Haeluen
- Palladius: Хайлунь (Xajlunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hoi2 leon4
- Yale: hói lèuhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoi2 loen4
- Guangdong Romanization: hoi2 lên4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ lɵn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Etymology 1
Proper noun
海倫
- A transliteration of the English, Norwegian, or Swedish female given name Helen
- (Greek mythology) Helen of Troy
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Manchu ᡥᠠᡳᠯᡠᠨ (hailun, “otter”).
Proper noun
海倫
- (～市) Hailun (a county-level city in Suihua, Heilongjiang, China)
References
- Proper Names And Translation Service, Xinhua News Agency, editor (1993), “Helen 海伦”, in 世界人名翻译大辞典 [Names of The Worlds Peoples: A comprehensive dictionary of names in Roman-Chinese] (in Chinese), Beijing: China Translation & Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 1249.