雷吉娜
Léijínà
Regina is a female given name in Chinese.
Which one should you use?
There are two common formal ways to write the name: 雷吉娜 (Léijínà) and 瑞吉娜.
How do you pronounce it?
Léijínà
Did you know?
- The first character in the common transliteration 雷吉娜 is 雷 (Léi), which means 'thunder', a strikingly powerful and masculine element for a feminine name.
- If a person named Regina visits China, they might choose a 'Chinese name' with different characters entirely. This is because phonetic translations like 雷吉娜 are seen as foreign labels rather than true Chinese names.
- The character 吉 (jí) in 雷吉娜 is so strongly associated with 'good luck' that it is often used in traditional New Year greetings and auspicious decorations.
Examples in context
- 雷吉娜安揚戈是奈洛比一家小吃攤的老闆，她用乙醇燃料為顧客準備餐點。她的廚房沒有木炭產生的煙霧與廢氣。Regina Anyango, owner of small food kiosk in Nairobi, uses ethanol fuel to prepare meals for customers. Her kitchen is free of fumes and smoke from charcoal use.This sentence shows the name 雷吉娜 used in a biographical context.Tatoeba #13799568 by LeviHighway, translation #8294637 by Hybrid
- 雷吉娜是一位非常出色的藝術家。Léi jí nà shì yī wèi fēi cháng chū sè de yì shù jiā.Regina is a very outstanding artist.
- 我昨天在圖書館見到了雷吉娜。Wǒ zuó tiān zài tú shū guǎn jiàn dào le Léi jí nà.I saw Regina at the library yesterday.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a mutual acquaintance at a coffee shop.
- 雨婷 Yuting妳知道雷吉娜最近在做什麼嗎？Nǐ zhī dào Léi jí nà zuì jìn zài zuò shén me ma?Do you know what Regina has been doing lately?
- 志强 Zhiqiang聽說她剛搬到北京去了。Tīng shuō tā gāng bān dào Běi jīng qù le.I heard she just moved to Beijing.
- 雨婷 Yuting原來如此，難怪她沒聯絡我們。Yuán lái rú cǐ, nán guài tā méi lián luò wǒ men.I see, no wonder she hasn't contacted us.
- 志强 Zhiqiang可能是因為她太忙了吧。Kě néng shì yīn wèi tā tài máng le ba.Maybe it's because she is too busy.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
