Leo in Chinese

The standard Chinese transliteration of Leo is 利奥, pronounced Lì'ào. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.

利奥

Lì'ào

Character by character

利
lìT4

benefit; sharp

奥
àoT4

profound; mysterious

About this transliteration

Leo Tolstoy is 列夫 (from Russian Lev), while Western Leos are 利奥.

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