Leonardo in Chinese

The standard Chinese transliteration of Leonardo is 莱昂纳多, pronounced Lái'ángnàduō. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.

莱昂纳多

Lái'ángnàduō

Character by character

láiT2

a wild plant (goosefoot); used in transliteration

ángT2

to hold (one's head) high

T4

to accept; receive

duōT1

many; much

About this transliteration

DiCaprio is 莱昂纳多 (nicknamed 小李子), while da Vinci is traditionally 列奥纳多.

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