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Mateo in Chinese
马特奥
mǎ tè ào · traditional 馬特奧
Mateo is usually written 马特奥 in Chinese, pronounced mǎ tè ào. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Mateo, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 马 | mǎ | third (dipping) tone | horse; surname | 馬 |
| 特 | tè | fourth (falling) tone | special, unique, distinguished | 特 |
| 奥 | ào | fourth (falling) tone | mysterious, obscure, profound | 奧 |
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 Mateo in Chinese
How do you write Mateo in Chinese?
Mateo is usually written 马特奥 in Chinese, pronounced mǎ tè ào. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Mateo, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 马特奥?
马特奥 is pronounced mǎ tè ào: mǎ in the third (dipping) tone, tè in the fourth (falling) tone and ào in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Mateo in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 馬特奧.
Is 马特奥 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Mateo, 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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