福爾摩斯
Chinese edit
phonetic | |||||
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trad. (福爾摩斯) | 福 | 爾 | 摩 | 斯 | |
simp. (福尔摩斯) | 福 | 尔 | 摩 | 斯 |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Holmes, with influence from Xiamen Hokkien in the translation by Huang Ding (黃鼎) and Zhang Zaixin (張在新). Initially in the form 福而摩司 [1902], changed to the current form in 《續包探案》 [1903].
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
福爾摩斯
- Sherlock Holmes (fictional detective in the novels by Arthur Conan Doyle)
Noun edit
福爾摩斯
- (figurative) person with great powers of observation and deduction