特斯拉

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (特斯拉)		特	斯	拉
simp. #(特斯拉)		特	斯	拉

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tèsīlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄜˋ ㄙ ㄌㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dak⁶ si¹ laai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tèsīlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄜˋ ㄙ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tèsihla
    • Wade–Giles: tʻê⁴-ssŭ¹-la¹
    • Yale: tè-sz̄-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tehsylha
    • Palladius: тэсыла (tɛsyla)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɤ⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dak⁶ si¹ laai¹
    • Yale: dahk sī lāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁹ si¹ laai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: deg⁶ xi¹ lai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚² siː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵/

Classifier

特斯拉

1. (physics) tesla (unit)

Proper noun

特斯拉

1. (automotive) Tesla Motors: (a company by Elon Musk)
2. A transliteration of the English or Serbo-Croatian surname Tesla

Derived terms

• 特斯拉線圈／特斯拉线圈 (Tèsīlā xiànquān)

 

References

• Proper Names And Translation Service, Xinhua News Agency, editor (2007), “Tesla 特斯拉 [英、捷、塞]”, in 世界人名翻译大辞典 [Names of The Worlds Peoples: A comprehensive dictionary of names in Roman-Chinese] (in Chinese), 2nd edition, Beijing: China Translation & Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, →OCLC.