Elena in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Elena is 埃莱娜, pronounced Āiláinà. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
埃莱娜
Āiláinà
Character by character
dust
a wild plant (goosefoot); used in transliteration
graceful (used in female names)
About this transliteration
Elena Ferrante's narrator in My Brilliant Friend is 埃莱娜; the Russian cognate becomes 叶莲娜.
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