Melissa in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Melissa is 梅利莎, pronounced Méilìshā. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
梅利莎
Méilìshā
Character by character
plum
benefit; sharp
sedge grass (used in female names)
About this transliteration
From Greek for 'honeybee'; the variant 梅丽莎 with 丽 is also widespread.
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