埃爾莫 / 埃尔莫
Āi'ěrmò
The English name Elmo is written in Chinese as 埃爾莫 / 埃尔莫 (Āi'ěrmò) or 埃爾摩 / 埃尔摩.
Meaning: male given name (name)
Ways to say it
| Chinese | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 埃爾莫 / 埃尔莫 | Āi'ěrmò |
| 埃爾摩 / 埃尔摩 | Āi'ěrmó |
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Āi'ěrmò.
Did you know?
- The character 埃 (āi) is most commonly used in Chinese to refer to 'dust' or 'dirt', which is a stark contrast to the friendly association of the name in English.
- The character 爾 is an archaic word for 'you'. In modern Chinese, it is almost exclusively used for transliterating foreign names or in very formal classical literature.
- The character 莫 in 埃爾莫 can mean 'do not' or 'none'. It is a common choice for names ending in 'mo' because it sounds poetic and scholarly in a Chinese context.
Examples in context
- 在过去几十年中，艾莫一直是孩子们喜爱的角色。Over the past few decades, Elmo has been a beloved character among children.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “elmo” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
