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Paisley in Chinese
佩斯利
pèi sī lì
Paisley is usually written 佩斯利 in Chinese, pronounced pèi sī lì. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Paisley, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 佩 | pèi | fourth (falling) tone | belt ornament, pendant | 佩 |
| 斯 | sī | first (high, level) tone | this, thus, such; to lop off | 斯 |
| 利 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | gains, advantage, profit, merit | 利 |
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 Paisley in Chinese
How do you write Paisley in Chinese?
Paisley is usually written 佩斯利 in Chinese, pronounced pèi sī lì. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Paisley, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 佩斯利?
佩斯利 is pronounced pèi sī lì: pèi in the fourth (falling) tone, sī in the first (high, level) tone and lì in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Paisley in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 佩斯利 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 佩斯利 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 佩斯利 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Paisley, 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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