transliterate; transliteration
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to transliterate; to represent words of one language using sounds from another language
Refers to the process of transcribing foreign words based on pronunciation rather than meaning. Contrasts with 意译 (translation by meaning).
“
sofas
bèio
yìf
yīna
”
chéng被
shā译
fā音
成
“
沙
发
”
。
'Sofa' was transliterated as 'shāfā.'
Zhè这
gè个
wài外
yǔ语
cí词
shì是
àn按
yì译
yīn音
fǎ法
fān翻
yì译
de的
。
This foreign word was translated using the transliteration method.
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Shāng商
biāo标
míng名
chēng称
tōng通
cháng常
cǎi采
yòng用
yì译
yīn音
de的
fāng方
shì式
jìn进
rù入
Zhōng中
guó国
shì市
chǎng场
。
Brand names usually enter the Chinese market through transliteration.
noun
transliteration; a sound or word produced by transliteration
Refers to the result or product of the transliteration process, i.e., the phonetic rendering itself.
“
shā沙
fā发
”
shì是
“
sofas
deo
yìf
yīna
”
的
译
音
。
'Shāfā' is a transliteration of 'sofa.'
Hěn很
duō多
Rì日
yǔ语
cí词
jìn进
rù入
le了
Hàn汉
yǔ语
，
yǒu有
xiē些
shì是
zhí直
jiē接
yì译
yīn音
。
Many Japanese words have entered the Chinese language, some being direct transliterations.
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Zhè这
gè个
yì译
yīn音
bù不
tài太
zhǔn准
què确
。
This transliteration is not very accurate.