transliteration

Example Sentences

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But the current Draco obsession stems from the transliteration of his surname, "Ma Er Fu", which contains the Chinese characters for "horse" and "good fortune" -- an auspicious omen for the year ahead.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

The dog has the American name “Decoy” and a Japanese name, “Dekopin” or “Decopin” depending on the transliteration.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2023

The croissant, he added, is called Boris Johnsonyuk, which he said was a Ukrainian transliteration of Mr. Johnson’s Instagram account name.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2022

Last Monday, China’s major streamers removed the vast majority of Reeves’ filmography from their sites and wiped search results related to his name in Chinese — the cumbersome transliteration “Jinu Liweisi.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2022

The transliteration of a cartouche of Ptolemy from the Rosetta stone and one of Cleopatra from the Philae obelisk.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan