Thomas in Chinese

The standard Chinese transliteration of Thomas is 托马斯, pronounced Tuōmǎsī. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.

托马斯

Tuōmǎsī

Character by character

tuōT1

to hold; entrust

T3

horse

T1

this; thus (classical)

About this transliteration

Thomas the Tank Engine is 托马斯小火车; French Thomas drops the final 斯 to become 托马.

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