René in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of René is 勒内, pronounced Lènèi. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
勒内
Lènèi
Character by character
勒
lèT4
to rein in
内
nèiT4
inside
About this transliteration
Every philosophy textbook writes Descartes as 勒内·笛卡尔; means 'reborn' in Latin.
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