José in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of José is 何塞, pronounced Hésāi. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
何塞
Hésāi
Character by character
what; how (classical)
to stuff; stopper
About this transliteration
何 renders the Spanish J sound — completely unlike English Joseph 约瑟夫; Mourinho is 何塞·穆里尼奥.
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