Michelle in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Michelle is 米歇尔, pronounced Mǐxiē'ěr. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
米歇尔
Mǐxiē'ěr
Character by character
rice; meter
to rest
you (classical)
About this transliteration
Michelle Obama is 米歇尔·奥巴马 — identical characters to French male name Michel.
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