Boris in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Boris is 鲍里斯, pronounced Bàolǐsī. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
鲍里斯
Bàolǐsī
Character by character
abalone; a surname
inside; li (unit of distance)
this; thus (classical)
About this transliteration
Serves Yeltsin and Boris Johnson alike; 鲍 is a Chinese surname that also means abalone.
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