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Elijah in Chinese
伊莱贾
yī lái jiǎ · traditional 伊萊賈
Elijah is usually written 伊莱贾 in Chinese, pronounced yī lái jiǎ. You may also see 以利亚 (yǐ lì yà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Elijah, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 伊 | yī | first (high, level) tone | third person pronoun; he, she, this, that | 伊 |
| 莱 | lái | second (rising) tone | goosefoot, weed; fallow field | 萊 |
| 贾 | jiǎ | third (dipping) tone | surname; merchant | 賈 |
Other spelling: 以利亚 (yǐ lì yà) — 以 by means of; thereby, therefore · 利 gains, advantage, profit, merit · 亚 Asia; second
Readings and meanings come from the Unicode Han Database (Unihan). In a transliterated name, the meanings of the characters are not read as a sentence.
Questions about Elijah in Chinese
How do you write Elijah in Chinese?
Elijah is usually written 伊莱贾 in Chinese, pronounced yī lái jiǎ. You may also see 以利亚 (yǐ lì yà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Elijah, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 伊莱贾?
伊莱贾 is pronounced yī lái jiǎ: yī in the first (high, level) tone, lái in the second (rising) tone and jiǎ in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Elijah in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 伊萊賈.
Is 伊莱贾 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Elijah, so Chinese readers will recognise it as a foreign name. If you would like a name that looks Chinese, our free generator also suggests names chosen for their meaning.
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