How to Say "Mickey Mouse" in Chinese

米老鼠

Mǐ Lǎoshǔ

In Chinese, the English name Mickey Mouse is referred to as 米老鼠 (Mǐ Lǎoshǔ). Wiktionary also lists 米凱鼠 / 米凯鼠 (Mǐkǎishǔ) and 米奇老鼠 (Mǐqí Láoshǔ).

Meaning: Disney character (name)

Ways to say it

These terms are used to refer to the Disney character Mickey Mouse.

The name 米老鼠 literally translates to 'Rice Old Mouse'. The component 米奇 is a phonetic transliteration of the name 'Mickey'.

米老鼠 is the most common, traditional name used in mainland China, while 米奇 is a more direct phonetic transliteration of 'Mickey'.

In Taiwan, the transliteration 米凱鼠 or 米凯鼠 is used.

Mǐ Lǎoshǔ

The character's name is so integrated into pop culture that the phrase 米老鼠式 can be used to describe a style that is 'Mickey Mouse-esque' or cartoonishly simple.
In Chinese, the character 老 in 米老鼠 does not always mean 'old' in age, but often serves as a friendly or familiar prefix for animals and people.
The word 鼠 covers all rodents in Chinese, meaning the same character used for 'mickey mouse' is also used for 'rats' and 'hamsters'.

我最喜欢的卡通人物是米奇老鼠。
My favorite cartoon character is Mickey Mouse.
他在玩米老鼠的玩具。
tā zài wán mǐ lǎo shǔ de wán jù.
He is playing with a Mickey Mouse toy.
我有一件米老鼠的T恤。
wǒ yǒu yī jiàn mǐ lǎo shǔ de T xù.
I have a Mickey Mouse T-shirt.
米老鼠非常可爱。
mǐ lǎo shǔ fēi cháng kě ài.
Mickey Mouse is very cute.

A man and a woman are looking at a cartoon show.

浩然 Haoran

雨婷，你看，是米老鼠！
yǔ tíng, nǐ kàn, shì mǐ lǎo shǔ!
Yuting, look, it's Mickey Mouse!
雨婷 Yuting

浩然，他真的好可爱啊。
hào rán, tā zhēn de hǎo kě ài a.
Haoran, he is really cute.
浩然 Haoran

你想买个米老鼠的玩偶吗？
nǐ xiǎng mǎi gè mǐ lǎo shǔ de wán ǒu ma?
Do you want to buy a Mickey Mouse plushie?
雨婷 Yuting

好啊，我也很喜欢他。
hǎo a, wǒ yě hěn xǐ huān tā.
Okay, I like him a lot too.

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