胡椒博士
Hújiāo Bóshì
Dr Pepper in Chinese is 胡椒博士 (Hújiāo Bóshì).
胡椒博士 is the Chinese name for the brand of sparkling soft drink produced by the Coca-Cola Company.
What does it mean word for word?
The name is composed of two parts: 胡椒 (hújiāo) means 'pepper' and 博士 (bóshì) means 'doctor' (referring to an academic title).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In many urban areas or among younger generations in China, people may simply use the English name 'Dr Pepper' instead of the transliterated Chinese name 胡椒博士.
How do you pronounce it?
Hújiāo Bóshì
Did you know?
- While 胡椒 means 'pepper', the word for chili pepper is 辣椒 (làjiāo). If the drink were named after spicy peppers, it would be 辣椒博士.
- The term 博士 (bóshì) in 胡椒博士 refers specifically to a PhD or doctoral degree rather than a medical doctor, which is usually 医生 (yīshēng).
- In Chinese, the name is a literal translation of the English name rather than a phonetic transliteration. While many foreign brands use names that sound like the original, 胡椒博士 describes exactly what the name means in English.
Examples in context
- 我想喝一罐胡椒博士。Wǒ xiǎng hē yī guàn Hújiāo Bóshì.I want to drink a can of Dr Pepper.
- 这里有胡椒博士吗？Zhèlǐ yǒu Hújiāo Bóshì ma?Do you have Dr Pepper here?
- 胡椒博士的味道很特别。Hújiāo Bóshì de wèidào hěn tèbié.The taste of Dr Pepper is very unique.
Example conversation
Two friends are ordering drinks at a convenience store.
- 浩然 Haoran雨婷，你想喝什么？Yǔtíng, nǐ xiǎng hē shénme?Yuting, what do you want to drink?
- 雨婷 Yuting我想买一瓶胡椒博士。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī píng Hújiāo Bóshì.I want to buy a bottle of Dr Pepper.
- 浩然 Haoran好的，我去拿。Hǎo de, wǒ qù ná.Okay, I'll go get it.
- 雨婷 Yuting谢谢你，浩然。Xièxiè nǐ, Hàorán.Thank you, Haoran.
