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
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Simplified (mainland China)
尼古拉
Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong)
尼古拉
Same in both scripts
尼古拉
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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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