Alexander in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Alexander is 亚历山大, pronounced Yàlìshāndà. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
亚历山大
Yàlìshāndà
Character by character
second; Asia (abbrev.)
to experience; calendar
mountain
big
About this transliteration
Ends in 大 (great), fittingly for Alexander the Great, 亚历山大大帝; 山大 also puns on 'huge pressure' in slang.
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