玛蒂尔达
Mǎdì'ěrdá
玛蒂尔达 (Mǎdì'ěrdá) is the Chinese transliteration of the female given name Matilda.
Meaning: female given name, cognates and transliterations (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Mǎdì'ěrdá
Did you know?
- The character 蒂 in 玛蒂尔达 refers to the 'calyx' or 'stem' of a flower, adding a subtle floral imagery to the phonetic transliteration of the name.
- While 玛蒂尔达 is used for the name, the character 玛 is often used in Chinese to transliterate the sound 'ma' in foreign names because it refers to 'agate', a precious stone.
- The character 尔 is a rare word in modern spoken Chinese and is used almost exclusively in the transliteration of foreign names and ancient texts.
Examples in context
- 玛蒂尔达是个好名字。Mǎdì'ěrdá shì gè hǎo míngzi.Matilda is a good name.
- 我不认识玛蒂尔达。Wǒ bù rènshi Mǎdì'ěrdá.I don't know Matilda.
- 玛蒂尔达正在看书。Mǎdì'ěrdá zhèngzài kànshū.Matilda is reading a book.
Example conversation
Zhiqiang and Yuting are introducing a new friend.
- 志强 Zhiqiang雨婷，这位是玛蒂尔达。Yǔtíng, zhè wèi shì Mǎdì'ěrdá.Yuting, this is Matilda.
- 雨婷 Yuting你好，玛蒂尔达！Nǐ hǎo, Mǎdì'ěrdá!Hello, Matilda!
- 志强 Zhiqiang她是我的新同事。Tā shì wǒ de xīn tóngshì.She is my new colleague.
- 雨婷 Yuting很高兴认识你。Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.Nice to meet you.
