David in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of David is 大卫, pronounced Dàwèi. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
大卫
Dàwèi
Character by character
大
dàT4
big
卫
wèiT4
to guard; defend
About this transliteration
Michelangelo's David statue is 大卫像, making this one of the most recognized foreign names.
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