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
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Simplified (mainland China)
鲍里斯
Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong)
鮑裡斯
鲍里斯
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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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