Nicolas in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Nicolas is 尼古拉, pronounced Nígǔlā. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
尼古拉
Nígǔlā
Character by character
Buddhist nun; used in transliteration
ancient
to pull
About this transliteration
No final 斯 because the French s is silent — Sarkozy is 尼古拉·萨科齐, unlike English Nicholas 尼古拉斯.
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