Ilya in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Ilya is 伊利亚, pronounced Yīlìyà. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
伊利亚
Yīlìyà
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Simplified (mainland China)
伊利亚
Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong)
伊利亞
伊利亚
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Yīlìyà
Character by character
he/she (literary)
benefit; sharp
second; Asia (abbrev.)
About this transliteration
Russian form of Elijah; painter Ilya Repin, 伊利亚·列宾, is a household name in Chinese art schools.
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