Usage of the character 斯

Roth, Ross, Rose or Rossi (name)
Kenneth Roth (1955-), executive director of Human Rights Watch 人權觀察／人权观察 ( Rénquán Guānchá)
Rus' (as in Kievan Rus' 基輔羅斯／基辅罗斯 ( Jīfǔ Luósī))

Pānsī

潘斯

[潘斯]

Pence (surname)

rúsī

如斯

[如斯]

(literary) in this way
so

Pàsī

帕斯

[帕斯]

Perth, capital of Western Australia

àngsī

盎斯

[盎斯]

variant of 盎司 (àngsī)

Qióngsī

琼斯

[瓊斯]

Jones (name)

Lǐ Sī

李斯

[李斯]

Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC

Gāosī

高斯

[高斯]

Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), German mathematician

wǎsī

瓦斯

[瓦斯]

gas (loanword)

bèisī

贝斯

[貝斯]

bass (loanword)
bass guitar

Bèisī

贝斯

[貝斯]

Bes, a minor god of ancient Egypt

Péngsī

彭斯

[彭斯]

Mike Pence (1959-), US Republican politician, US vice president from 2017

Lùyìsī

路易斯

[路易斯]

Louis or Lewis (name)

Lǐsītè

李斯特

[李斯特]

Ferenc (Franz) Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer
Joseph Lister (1883-1897), British surgeon and bacteriologist

Xīsītīng

西斯汀

[西斯汀]

Sistine (Chapel)
also written 西斯廷

Dǐbǐsī

底比斯

[底比斯]

Thebes, place name in ancient Egypt
Thebes, ancient Greek city state

Yīsīmàn

伊斯曼

[伊斯曼]

Eastman (name)
George Eastman (1854-1932), US inventor and founder of Kodak 柯達／柯达 ( Kēdá)
Max F. Eastman (1883-1969), US socialist writer, subsequently severe critic of USSR

tǎpàsī

塔帕斯

[塔帕斯]

tapas, small Spanish snacks (loanword)

kǎwǎsī

卡瓦斯

[卡瓦斯]

(loanword) kvass

Aòsīlù

奥斯陆

[奧斯陸]

Oslo, capital of Norway

Zhānmǔsī

詹姆斯

[詹姆斯]

James (name)
LeBron James (1984-), NBA player

Sāngnèisī

桑内斯

[桑內斯]

Sandnes (city in Rogaland, Norway)

Fúsītè

福斯特

[福斯特]

Foster or Forster (name)
Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864), American composer

Sāngdésī

桑德斯

[桑德斯]

Sanders (name)
Bernie Sanders, United States Senator from Vermont and 2016 Presidential candidate

Sīwǎtè

斯瓦特

[斯瓦特]

Swat province in Pakistani Northwest Frontier

huìsītè

惠斯特

[惠斯特]

whist (loanword)

Oūwénsī

欧文斯

[歐文斯]

Owens (name)

Fǎlèsī

法勒斯

[法勒斯]

Perez (son of Judah)

Hādésī

哈德斯

[哈德斯]

Hades

Sībālǔ

斯巴鲁

[斯巴魯]

Subaru

Kēlínsī

柯林斯

[柯林斯]

Collins (name)

Kǎluòsī

卡洛斯

[卡洛斯]

Carlos (name)

mìsītuō

密斯脱

[密斯脫]

mister (loanword)

Bāsīdé

巴斯德

[巴斯德]

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French chemist and microbiologist

Andìsī

安第斯

[安第斯]

the Andes mountain chain

Láisītè

莱斯特

[萊斯特]

Lester or Leicester (name)
Leicester, English city in East Midlands

Jiǎbósī

贾伯斯

[賈伯斯]

Jobs (name)
see also 史提夫·賈伯斯／史提夫·贾伯斯 ( Shǐtífū· Jiǎbósī), Steve Jobs

Dáwòsī

达沃斯

[達沃斯]

Davos (Swiss ski resort)
Davos world economic forum (WEF)

Aīwénsī

埃文斯

[埃文斯]

Evans
Ivins
Ivens

Bānkèsī

班克斯

[班克斯]

Banks (surname)
Banksy (UK artist)

Fúbùsī

福布斯

[福布斯]

Forbes (US publisher)
Forbes magazine

Tuōmǎsī

托马斯

[托馬斯]

Thomas (male name)

Luójiésī

罗杰斯

[羅傑斯]

Rogers

Wǎlǐsī

瓦里斯

[瓦里斯]

(name) Wallis
John Wallis (1616–1703), English mathematician

Qiáobùsī

乔布斯

[喬布斯]

Jobs (name)
see also 史蒂夫·喬布斯／史蒂夫·乔布斯 ( Shǐdìfū· Qiáobùsī), Steve Jobs

Mǎsīnèi

马斯内

[馬斯內]

Jules Massenet (1842-1912), French composer

Sījiépān

斯捷潘

[斯捷潘]

Stepan or Stefan (name)

Sīdìfēn

斯蒂芬

[斯蒂芬]

Stephen or Steven (name)

Huìsīlè

惠斯勒

[惠斯勒]

Whistler (name)

Sītǎndùn

斯坦顿

[斯坦頓]

Stanton (name)

Sīdìwén

斯蒂文

[斯蒂文]

Steven (name)
Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe

Lābāsī

拉巴斯

[拉巴斯]

La Paz, administrative capital of Bolivia

Sàisīnà

塞斯纳

[塞斯納]

Cessna (American aircraft manufacturer)

sīpèilín

斯佩林

[斯佩林]

Spelling (e.g. Spelling Entertainment Group)

Bōsījiào

波斯教

[波斯教]

Zoroastrianism

Dálāsī

达拉斯

[達拉斯]

Dallas

géwǎsī

格瓦斯

[格瓦斯]

(loanword) kvass

Sīkǎotè

斯考特

[斯考特]

Scott (name)

Lúkǎsī

卢卡斯

[盧卡斯]

Lucas (name)

sàkèsī

萨克斯

[薩克斯]

sax
saxophone

Abāsī

阿巴斯

[阿巴斯]

Abbas (name)
Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005

Lándísī

兰迪斯

[蘭迪斯]

Landis (name)

Sītàixī

斯泰西

[斯泰西]

Stacy (name)

Hādésī

哈得斯

[哈得斯]

Hades

Kǎi'ēnsī

凯恩斯

[凱恩斯]

(name) Keynes
John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946), influential British economist
Cairns, city in Queensland, Australia

Bāoháosī

包豪斯

[包豪斯]

Bauhaus (German school of modern architecture and design)

Píkèsī

皮克斯

[皮克斯]

Pixar Animation Studios

Aruìsī

阿瑞斯

[阿瑞斯]

Ares, Greek god of war
Mars

Tèsīlā

特斯拉

[特斯拉]

Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), Serbian inventor and engineer
Tesla, an American electric vehicle and clean energy company

Wēinísī

威尼斯

[威尼斯]

Venice
Venezia

Kǎokèsī

考克斯

[考克斯]

Cox (surname)

Fǎlánsī

法兰斯

[法蘭斯]

France (phonetic transliteration)

Sīlāfū

斯拉夫

[斯拉夫]

Slavic

Lǐwéisī

李维斯

[李維斯]

Levi's (brand)

Asīlán

阿斯兰

[阿斯蘭]

Aslan (from the Narnia chronicles)

Xiūsīdùn

休斯顿

[休斯頓]

Houston

Mèngfēisī

孟菲斯

[孟菲斯]

Memphis (Egypt or Tennessee)

Sàilìsī

赛力斯

[賽力斯]

Seres, Chinese electric vehicle brand

Pǔláisī

普莱斯

[普萊斯]

Price (name)

Pàsīkǎ

帕斯卡

[帕斯卡]

Pascal (name)
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), French mathematician

Sītǎnfú

斯坦福

[斯坦福]

Stanford (University)

Wéisīkǎ

韦斯卡

[韋斯卡]

Uesca or Huesca, Spain

Dàilìsī

代利斯

[代利斯]

Dallys, Algerian seaport and naval base

Chá'ěrsī

查尔斯

[查爾斯]

Charles

Bāolǐsī

包里斯

[包里斯]

Boris (name)

fǎxīsī

法西斯

[法西斯]

fascist (loanword)

Bōsīyǔ

波斯语

[波斯語]

Persian (language)
Farsi

sīnuòkè

斯诺克

[斯諾克]

(loanword) snooker

Andìsī

安地斯

[安地斯]

the Andes mountains

Láolúnsī

劳伦斯

[勞倫斯]

Lawrence (person name)

Angésī

安格斯

[安格斯]

Angus, a traditional county of Scotland, now a "council area"

Bōsīmāo

波斯猫

[波斯貓]

Persian (cat)

pǔbùsī

普布斯

[普布斯]

Tillandsia pueblensis, a species of air plants

Lāmòsī

拉莫斯

[拉莫斯]

(Philippine President Fidel) Ramos

Kèláosī

克劳斯

[克勞斯]

Claus or Klaus (name)

Jiāmùsī

佳木斯

[佳木斯]

see 佳木斯市 ( Jiāmùsī Shì)

Mǎsīkè

马斯克

[馬斯克]

Elon Musk (1971-), business magnate and co-founder of Tesla Motors

Báiluósī

白罗斯

[白羅斯]

Belarus

Tōnggǔsī

通古斯

[通古斯]

Tungus

zhōngsīkē

螽斯科

[螽斯科]

Tettigoniidae (katydids and crickets)

Tūnísī

突尼斯

[突尼斯]

Tunisia
Tunis, capital of Tunisia

Gēsīlā

哥斯拉

[哥斯拉]

Godzilla

Jínísī

吉尼斯

[吉尼斯]

Guinness (name)

Yàdāngsī

亚当斯

[亞當斯]

Adams

Túlúsī

图卢斯

[圖盧斯]

Toulouse (France)

Dísīní

迪斯尼

[迪斯尼]

see 迪士尼 ( Díshìní)

luógèsī

逻各斯

[邏各斯]

(loanword) (philosophy) logos

Asīwàng

阿斯旺

[阿斯旺]

Aswan (town in south Egypt)

Sībīnsài

斯宾塞

[斯賓塞]

(name) Spencer

Engésī

恩格斯

[恩格斯]

Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), socialist philosopher and one of the founder of Marxism

Fànsītǎn

范斯坦

[范斯坦]

Dianne Feinstein (1933-), US Senator from California

Méilǐsī

梅里斯

[梅里斯]

Meilisi Daur district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

Mùsīlín

穆斯林

[穆斯林]

Muslim

Sītuōnà

斯托纳

[斯托納]

Stoner (surname)

Cháwéisī

查韦斯

[查韋斯]

Chavez, Spanish name

tèkèsī

特克斯

[特克斯]

(textiles) (loanword) tex, a unit for the linear mass density of a fiber (abbr. to 特 (tè))

Fúkèsī

福克斯

[福克斯]

Fox (media company)
Focus (car manufactured by Ford)

Wéinàsī

维纳斯

[維納斯]

Venus (mythology, Roman goddess of love)

Tǎsīshè

塔斯社

[塔斯社]

TASS
Information Telegraph Agency of Russia

Wēilìsī

威利斯

[威利斯]

Willis (name)

Bó'ēnsī

伯恩斯

[伯恩斯]

Burns (name)
Nicholas Burns (1956-), US ambassador to China 2022-

Tùsījī

兔斯基

[兔斯基]

Tuzki, a Chinese cartoon rabbit character used in emoticons and stickers, created in 2006

Míngsīkè

明斯克

[明斯克]

Minsk, capital of Belarus

Mò'ěrsī

莫尔斯

[莫爾斯]

Morse (name)

Dōulāsī

都拉斯

[都拉斯]

Durrës (city in Albania)

lèkèsī

勒克斯

[勒克斯]

lux (unit of illuminance) (loanword)

Sīgētè

斯哥特

[斯哥特]

Scott (name)

Bōsī Wān

波斯湾

[波斯灣]

Persian Gulf

Mǎsī Hé

马斯河

[馬斯河]

Maas or Meuse River, Western Europe

Jíběnsī

吉本斯

[吉本斯]

Gibbons (name)

Mòsīkē

莫斯科

[莫斯科]

Moscow, capital of Russia

Kǎsīcuì

卡斯翠

[卡斯翠]

Castries, capital of Saint Lucia (Tw)

Dàiwéisī

戴维斯

[戴維斯]

Davis or Davies (name)

Huìgēngsī

惠更斯

[惠更斯]

Huygens (name)
Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), Dutch mathematician and astronomer

Sīpèiluó

斯佩罗

[斯佩羅]

Spero (surname)

Kēlínsī

科林斯

[科林斯]

Corinth, a city-state of ancient Greece
Corinth, a modern city in Greece
(name) Collins

sàiyīnsī

赛因斯

[賽因斯]

(loanword) science (early 20th-century term)

Léikèsī

雷克斯

[雷克斯]

Rex (name)

dúwǎsī

毒瓦斯

[毒瓦斯]

poisonous gas
stinking fart

Sīdàlín

斯大林

[斯大林]

Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator

Xīsīlún

希斯仑

[希斯崙]

Hezron (son of Perez)

Dùlěisī

杜蕾斯

[杜蕾斯]

Durex, a condom brand name

Mǎ'ěrsī

马尔斯

[馬爾斯]

Mars (Roman God of War)

Pàfúsī

帕福斯

[帕福斯]

Paphos, Cyprus

Dānnísī

丹尼斯

[丹尼斯]

Dennis (name)

tuōlāsī

托拉斯

[托拉斯]

trust (commerce) (loanword)

tèsīlā

特斯拉

[特斯拉]

tesla (unit)

Zháilǐsī

翟理斯

[翟理斯]

Herbert Allen Giles (1845-1935), British diplomat and linguist, contributor to the Wade-Giles Chinese romanization system

pàisītuō

派斯托

[派斯托]

pesto (Italian sauce) (loanword)

Eluósī

俄罗斯

[俄羅斯]

Russia

Sīwòqí

斯沃琪

[斯沃琪]

Swatch (Swiss brand)

Luòpèisī

洛佩斯

[洛佩斯]

Lopez (name)

Wēnsīdùn

温斯顿

[溫斯頓]

Winston (name)

Lǐ'àosī

里奥斯

[里奧斯]

Ríos (name)

Bèilǐsī

贝里斯

[貝里斯]

Belize (Tw)

Aòsīdīng

奥斯丁

[奧斯丁]

Austin or Austen (name)
Austin, Texas
also written 奧斯汀／奥斯汀 ( Aòsītīng)

Huòbùsī

霍布斯

[霍布斯]

Hobbs (name)

diànbèisī

电贝斯

[電貝斯]

electric bass (guitar)

Mósīlā

摩斯拉

[摩斯拉]

Mothra (Japanese モスラ Mosura), Japanese movie monster

Lāgèsī

拉各斯

[拉各斯]

Lagos (Nigerian city)

sàsībìng

萨斯病

[薩斯病]

SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

Bèiyèsī

贝叶斯

[貝葉斯]

Bayes (name)
Thomas Bayes (1702-1761), English mathematician and theologian

Kānsàsī

堪萨斯

[堪薩斯]

Kansas, US state

Bākèsī

巴克斯

[巴克斯]

Bacchus, Greek god of wine

Sīnuòdēng

斯诺登

[斯諾登]

Edward Snowden (1983-), American surveillance program whistleblower

Hāmǎsī

哈马斯

[哈馬斯]

Hamas (radical Palestinian group)

Alāsī

阿拉斯

[阿拉斯]

Arras, town in northern France

bùlǔsī

布鲁斯

[布魯斯]

blues (music) (loanword)

Xiūsīdūn

休斯敦

[休斯敦]

Houston, Texas

Aòsīkǎ

奥斯卡

[奧斯卡]

(film industry) Oscar (Academy Award)
CL:屆／届 (jiè)
(name) Oscar

Hādísī

哈迪斯

[哈迪斯]

Hades

Dígēngsī

狄更斯

[狄更斯]

Dickens (name)
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist

Shǐmìsī

史密斯

[史密斯]

Smith (name)

Mǎnàsī

玛纳斯

[瑪納斯]

Manas, hero of Kyrghiz epic saga
Manas county and town in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州 ( Chāngjí Huízúzìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Bāsīkè

巴斯克

[巴斯克]

Basque
the Basque Country

Sītǎxī

斯塔西

[斯塔西]

Stacy (name)

hājísī

哈吉斯

[哈吉斯]

haggis (a Scottish dish) (loanword)

Kùsīlā

酷斯拉

[酷斯拉]

Godzilla (Japanese ゴジラ Gojira)
see also 哥斯拉 ( Gēsīlā)

dísīkē

迪斯科

[迪斯科]

(loanword) disco

Yóudásī

犹达斯

[猶達斯]

Judas (name)

Aòsītīng

奥斯汀

[奧斯汀]

Austin or Austen (name)
Austin, Texas

Aòsīmàn

奥斯曼

[奧斯曼]

Ottoman (empire)

Bófúsī

博福斯

[博福斯]

Bofors, Swedish arms company involved in major corruption case during 1980s

Hèlāsī

贺拉斯

[賀拉斯]

Horace, full Latin name Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-8 BC), Roman poet

Mǎsīluò

马斯洛

[馬斯洛]

Maslow (surname)
Abraham Maslow (1908–1970), US psychologist

Jīngsīdūn

京斯敦

[京斯敦]

Kingstown, capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(Tw) Kingston, capital of Jamaica

Lāpàsī

拉帕斯

[拉帕斯]

La Paz, administrative capital of Bolivia, usually written as 拉巴斯

Sīdāngdōng

斯当东

[斯當東]

Staunton (name)
Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet, the second-in-command of the Macartney Mission of 1793

Jiādìsī

加的斯

[加的斯]

Cádiz, Spain

Yàhāsī

亚哈斯

[亞哈斯]

Ahaz (son of Jotham)

Yīsīlán

伊斯兰

[伊斯蘭]

Islam

Aòhúsī

奥胡斯

[奧胡斯]

Aarhus, city in Denmark

Sītǎnyīn

斯坦因

[斯坦因]

Stein (name)
Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943), Hungarian-born British archaeologist known for his expeditions to Central Asia

Luólúnsī

罗伦斯

[羅倫斯]

Lawrence (city in Kansas, USA)

Sīkēdá

斯柯达

[斯柯達]

Škoda, Czech Republic car manufacturer, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group

Qióngsīdùn

琼斯顿

[瓊斯頓]

Johnston (name)

Mòsītè

莫斯特

[莫斯特]

Mousterian (a Palaeolithic culture)

Eluòsī

厄洛斯

[厄洛斯]

Eros (Cupid)

Xīsītíng

西斯廷

[西斯廷]

Sistine (Chapel)
also written 西斯汀

Sītè'ēn

斯特恩

[斯特恩]

Stern (name)

Yīsītè

伊斯特

[伊斯特]

Istres (French town)

Suǒluósī

索罗斯

[索羅斯]

Soros (name)
George Soros or György Schwartz (1930-), Hungarian American financial speculator and millionaire philanthropist

Dào Qióngsī

道琼斯

[道瓊斯]

Dow Jones (stock market index)

Luósīfú

罗斯福

[羅斯福]

Roosevelt (name)
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), US President 1901-1909
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), US President 1933-1945

Sītǎnlì

斯坦利

[斯坦利]

Stanley (name)

Mǐ'ěrsī

米尔斯

[米爾斯]

Mills (name)

Jīnsīdūn

金斯敦

[金斯敦]

Kingstown, capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Kingston, capital of Jamaica

Yǐsītiě

以斯帖

[以斯帖]

Esther (name)

Bǐsīmài

俾斯麦

[俾斯麥]

Bismarck (name)
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, Minister-President of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890

Huòjīnsī

霍金斯

[霍金斯]

Hawkins (name)
also written 霍金

Bō'āsī

波阿斯

[波阿斯]

Boaz (son of Salmon and Rahab)

Lǐsīběn

里斯本

[里斯本]

Lisbon, capital of Portugal

Sībādá

斯巴达

[斯巴達]

Sparta

kāsītè

喀斯特

[喀斯特]

(geology) karst (loanword)

Asēnsī

阿森斯

[阿森斯]

Athens, Ohio

dísīkě

迪斯可

[迪斯可]

disco (loanword) (Tw)

Mǎnǎosī

马瑙斯

[馬瑙斯]

Manaus (city in Brazil)

Xīgésī

希格斯

[希格斯]

Higgs (name)
Peter Higgs (1929-), British theoretical physicist, one proposer of the Higgs mechanism or Higgs boson to explain the mass of elementary particles

Fánsàisī

凡赛斯

[凡賽斯]

Versace (fashion brand) (Tw)

cuīlèiwǎsī

催泪瓦斯

[催淚瓦斯]

tear gas

Déléisīdùn

德累斯顿

[德累斯頓]

Dresden, capital of Saxony 薩克森州／萨克森州 ( Sàkèsēn Zhōu), Germany

Bāntúsītǎn

班图斯坦

[班圖斯坦]

Bantustan

Dísīléilì

迪斯雷利

[迪斯雷利]

Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British conservative politician and novelist, prime minister 1868-1880

Kǎsītèlǐ

卡斯特里

[卡斯特里]

Castries, capital of Saint Lucia

Kēnísībǎo

柯尼斯堡

[柯尼斯堡]

Königsberg, Baltic port city, capital of East Prussia (until WWII)

Yǐsīlā Jì

以斯拉记

[以斯拉記]

Book of Ezra

Bùlièsītè

布列斯特

[布列斯特]

Brest, town in Belarus

Lánsīluòtè

兰斯洛特

[蘭斯洛特]

Lancelot (name)

Bālābāsī

巴拉巴斯

[巴拉巴斯]

Barabbas (in the Biblical passion story)

Xīxīfúsī

西西弗斯

[西西弗斯]

Sisyphus

Yīgē'ěrsī

伊戈尔斯

[伊戈爾斯]

Eagles (name)

Edípǔsī

俄狄浦斯

[俄狄浦斯]

Oedipus, hero of the tragedy Oedipus Rex by Athenian dramatist Sophocles

sīshìtǐdà

斯事体大

[斯事體大]

see 茲事體大／兹事体大 (zīshìtǐdà)

Sīwēishìlán

斯威士兰

[斯威士蘭]

Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

Bōsīníyà

波斯尼亚

[波斯尼亞]

Bosnia

Bùlǔtèsī

布鲁特斯

[布魯特斯]

Brutus (name)
Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BC), late Roman Republic politician who conspired against Julius Caesar
Lucius Junius Brutus (6th c. BC), founder of the Roman Republic

Shītèláosī

施特劳斯

[施特勞斯]

Strauss (name)
Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer
Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer

Tíbùlúsī

提布卢斯

[提布盧斯]

Tibullus (55 BC-19 BC), Latin poet

Jīfǔ Luósī

基辅罗斯

[基輔羅斯]

Kievan Rus', East Slavic state that reached its peak in the early to mid-11th century

Bālèsītǎn

巴勒斯坦

[巴勒斯坦]

Palestine

Fúlǐsīlán

弗里斯兰

[弗里斯蘭]

Friesland, province of the Netherlands

Pǔluówàngsī

普罗旺斯

[普羅旺斯]

Provence (south of France)

Ensīhèdé

恩斯赫德

[恩斯赫德]

Enschede, city in the Netherlands

Bōluònièsī

波洛涅斯

[波洛涅斯]

(name) Polonius
Shakespearean character, father of Ophelia, accidentally killed by Hamlet

Tèluóduōsī

特罗多斯

[特羅多斯]

Troodos, Cyprus

Lèsībōsī

勒斯波斯

[勒斯波斯]

Lesbos (Greek island in Aegean)

Aīsītèlǎng

埃斯特朗

[埃斯特朗]

Anders Jonas Angstrom or Ångström (1814-1874), Swedish physicist

Aògǔsītǎ

奥古斯塔

[奧古斯塔]

Augusta (place name: capital of Maine, city in Georgia etc)

Bùlǐsībān

布里斯班

[布里斯班]

Brisbane, capital of Queensland, Australia

Shǐtèláosī

史特劳斯

[史特勞斯]

(Tw) Strauss (name)
Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer
Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer

Fú'ěrmósī

福尔摩斯

[福爾摩斯]

Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯／歇洛克·福尔摩斯 ( Xiēluòkè· Fú'ěrmósī)

Aìsàikèsī

艾赛克斯

[艾賽克斯]

Essex (English county)

Luódésī Dǎo

罗得斯岛

[羅得斯島]

Rhodes, Mediterranean island

sīfēnkèsī

斯芬克斯

[斯芬克斯]

sphinx (myth.) (loanword)

Fēilìkèsī

菲力克斯

[菲力克斯]

Felix (name)

Mǎsīkātè

马斯喀特

[馬斯喀特]

Muscat, capital of Oman

Dǐgélǐsī

底格里斯

[底格里斯]

Tigris River, Iraq

Kèlǐsītīng

克里斯汀

[克里斯汀]

(name) Christine, Kristine, Kristen, Kristin etc
Christiane
Christian

Aòsīwéixīn

奥斯维辛

[奧斯維辛]

Auschwitz (concentration camp)

Kǒngsībèigé

孔斯贝格

[孔斯貝格]

Kongsberg (city in Norway)

Qiàpàsīzhōu

恰帕斯州

[恰帕斯州]

Chiapas, state in Mexico

Chájiāsībìng

查加斯病

[查加斯病]

Chagas disease
American trypanosomiasis

Niǔkǎsī'ěr

纽卡斯尔

[紐卡斯爾]

Newcastle (place name)

Eěrduōsī

鄂尔多斯

[鄂爾多斯]

see 鄂爾多斯市／鄂尔多斯市 ( Eěrduōsī Shì)

Mànqiēsītè

曼切斯特

[曼切斯特]

Manchester
also written 曼徹斯特／曼彻斯特

ā'ěrbēisī

阿尔卑斯

[阿爾卑斯]

alps (mountain range)

Fúluòsītè

佛洛斯特

[佛洛斯特]

Frost (surname)

Sàiwàntísī

塞万提斯

[塞萬提斯]

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547–1616), Spanish novelist, poet and playwright, author of Don Quixote 堂吉訶德／堂吉诃德 ( Tángjíhēdé)

Bāsītè'ěr

巴斯特尔

[巴斯特爾]

Basseterre, capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Aòxīnuósī

奥西娜斯

[奧西娜斯]

Oceanus, a Titan in Greek mythology

Dàiwéisībēi

戴维斯杯

[戴維斯杯]

Davis Cup (international tennis team competition)

Aìlìsī Quán

爱丽斯泉

[愛麗斯泉]

Alice Springs, town in central Australia (Tw)

Mòhǎndásī

莫罕达斯

[莫罕達斯]

Mohandas (name)

Huò'ěrmǔsī

霍尔姆斯

[霍爾姆斯]

Holmes (name)

Mǎ'ěrkùsī

马尔库斯

[馬爾庫斯]

Marcus (name)

Màikǎisīlíng

麦凯斯菱

[麥凱斯菱]

rhombus of Michaelis (anatomy)

Sīmì Yuēsè

斯密约瑟

[斯密約瑟]

Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844), founder of the Latter Day Saint movement

Hāgēn Dásī

哈根达斯

[哈根達斯]

Häagen-Dazs

Hābómǎsī

哈伯玛斯

[哈伯瑪斯]

Jürgen Habermas (1929-), German social philosopher

dísīkēbā

迪斯科吧

[迪斯科吧]

discotheque

Tètísī Hǎi

特提斯海

[特提斯海]

Tethys (pre-Cambrian ocean)

Mòlāláisī

莫拉莱斯

[莫拉萊斯]

Morales

Sītújiātè

斯图加特

[斯圖加特]

Stuttgart, city in southwest Germany and capital of Baden-Württemberg 巴登－符騰堡州／巴登－符腾堡州 ( Bādēng- Fúténgbǎozhōu)

Sīlǐlánkǎ

斯里兰卡

[斯里蘭卡]

Sri Lanka

Hālǐsībǎo

哈里斯堡

[哈里斯堡]

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Fēiníkèsī

菲尼克斯

[菲尼克斯]

Phoenix, capital of Arizona
also 鳳凰城／凤凰城 ( Fènghuángchéng)

Kǎbāsījī

卡巴斯基

[卡巴斯基]

Kaspersky (computer security product brand)

Mǎ En Liè Sī

马恩列斯

[馬恩列斯]

abbr. for Marx 馬克思／马克思 ( Mǎkèsī), Engels 恩格斯 ( Engésī), Lenin 列寧／列宁 ( Lièníng) and Stalin 斯大林 ( Sīdàlín)

Kǎlākǎsī

卡拉卡斯

[卡拉卡斯]

(Tw) Caracas, capital of Venezuela

Aònàxīsī

奥纳西斯

[奧納西斯]

Onassis (name)
Aristotle Onassis (1906-1975), Greek shipping magnate

Lìnàkèsī

利纳克斯

[利納克斯]

Linux (operating systems)

āsīpīlíng

阿斯匹灵

[阿斯匹靈]

(Tw) (loanword) aspirin

Hèsītíyà

赫斯提亚

[赫斯提亞]

Hestia (goddess of Greek mythology)

Asītǎnà

阿斯塔纳

[阿斯塔納]

Astana, capital of Kazakhstan

Aòlínbāsī

奥林巴斯

[奧林巴斯]

Olympus, Japanese manufacturer of cameras and optical instruments

Asīlìkāng

阿斯利康

[阿斯利康]

AstraZeneca (British-Swedish pharmaceutical company)

Kèluónuòsī

克罗诺斯

[克羅諾斯]

Cronus (Titan of Greek mythology)

Yīsīlánjiào

伊斯兰教

[伊斯蘭教]

Islam

Andìsīshān

安第斯山

[安第斯山]

the Andes mountain range

Fǎlánxīsī

法兰西斯

[法蘭西斯]

Francis (name)

Aīlìsī Dǎo

埃利斯岛

[埃利斯島]

Ellis Island

gǔdǎbèisī

鼓打贝斯

[鼓打貝斯]

drum and bass (music genre)

Nánsīlāfū

南斯拉夫

[南斯拉夫]

Yugoslavia (former country that existed in various forms from 1918 to 2003)

fǎntuōlāsī

反托拉斯

[反托拉斯]

antitrust (loanword)

Hābùsībǎo

哈布斯堡

[哈布斯堡]

Hapsburg (European dynasty)

Dátèmáosī

达特茅斯

[達特茅斯]

Dartmouth (place name)

Jípǔsīkuā

吉普斯夸

[吉普斯夸]

Gipuzkoa or Guipúzcoa, one of the seven Basque provinces in north Spain

Lǐsītèjūn

李斯特菌

[李斯特菌]

Listeria monocytogene

Xīnsīkēshè

新斯科舍

[新斯科舍]

Nova Scotia province, Canada

Aìyīnsītǎn

爱因斯坦

[愛因斯坦]

Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist

Oūnàxīsī

欧纳西斯

[歐納西斯]

see 奧納西斯／奥纳西斯 ( Aònàxīsī)

Màikèsīwéi

麦克斯韦

[麥克斯韋]

Maxwell (name)
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Scottish physicist and mathematician, the originator of Maxwell's laws of electromagnetism and electromagnetic waves

Dùyīsībǎo

杜伊斯堡

[杜伊斯堡]

Duisburg, city in the Ruhr 魯爾區／鲁尔区 ( Lǔ'ěr Qū), Germany

Dàokǎsīzú

道卡斯族

[道卡斯族]

Taokas, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

Bǐlātísī

彼拉提斯

[彼拉提斯]

Pilates (physical fitness system) (Tw)

Bǐsīkāiwān

比斯开湾

[比斯開灣]

Bay of Biscay

Yóuwéntúsī

尤文图斯

[尤文圖斯]

Juventus, Italian football team

Tuōluósīshān

托罗斯山

[托羅斯山]

Taurus mountains of south Turkey

Dékèsàsī

得克萨斯

[得克薩斯]

Texas, US state

Gāngdǐsīshān

冈底斯山

[岡底斯山]

Mt Gangdisê (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the universe

Wēnqiēsītè

温切斯特

[溫切斯特]

Winchester (town in south England, capital of former kingdom of Wessex)

Wēiliánsībǎo

威廉斯堡

[威廉斯堡]

Williamsburg, Virginia

Fēi'ěrpǔsī

菲尔普斯

[菲爾普斯]

Phelps (name)
Michael Phelps (1985-), US swimmer and multiple Olympic gold medallist

Aīniè'āsī

埃涅阿斯

[埃涅阿斯]

Aeneas, hero of Virgil's Aeneid

Aěrsàsī

阿尔萨斯

[阿爾薩斯]

Alsace, French department

Mósīmìmǎ

摩斯密码

[摩斯密碼]

Morse code

Géléimáosī

格雷茅斯

[格雷茅斯]

Greymouth, town in New Zealand
also written 格雷默斯 ( Géléimòsī)

Yīsīlánbǎo

伊斯兰堡

[伊斯蘭堡]

Islamabad, capital of Pakistan

Pǔlínsīdùn

普林斯顿

[普林斯頓]

Princeton, New Jersey

Pǔlātísī

普拉提斯

[普拉提斯]

see 普拉提 ( Pǔlātí)

Aměi'ēnsī

阿美恩斯

[阿美恩斯]

Amiens (French town)

Láosī Láisī

劳斯莱斯

[勞斯萊斯]

Rolls-Royce

Pàsīkǎ'ěr

帕斯卡尔

[帕斯卡爾]

Pascal (name)

Tāngmǔsī Bēi

汤姆斯杯

[湯姆斯杯]

Thomas Cup (international badminton team competition)

Shèngkèlǔsī

圣克鲁斯

[聖克魯斯]

Santa Cruz

Adídásī

阿迪达斯

[阿迪達斯]

Adidas (sportswear company)

Kāngsītǎnchá

康斯坦察

[康斯坦察]

Constanta (city in Romania)

Mólǐxīsī

模里西斯

[模里西斯]

Mauritius (Tw)

Kānsàsīzhōu

堪萨斯州

[堪薩斯州]

Kansas, US state

Wēisīkāngxīng

威斯康星

[威斯康星]

Wisconsin, US state

Kētèbùsī

科特布斯

[科特布斯]

Cottbus (city in Germany)

Bāsīdìyà

巴斯蒂亚

[巴斯蒂亞]

Bastia (French town on Corsica island)

Déléisīdùn

德雷斯顿

[德雷斯頓]

Dresden, Germany

Sīwǎxīlǐ

斯瓦希里

[斯瓦希里]

Swahili

Sīpǔlìtè

斯普利特

[斯普利特]

Split (city in Croatia)

Sīdìwénsēn

斯蒂文森

[斯蒂文森]

Stevenson or Stephenson (name)

Luóchèsītè

罗彻斯特

[羅徹斯特]

Rochester

Mànchèsītè

曼彻斯特

[曼徹斯特]

Manchester

yīnchuīsītīng

因吹斯汀

[因吹斯汀]

(loanword) interesting

Gélāsīgē

格拉斯哥

[格拉斯哥]

Glasgow, Scotland

Nuòměikèsī

诺美克斯

[諾美克斯]

Nomex (brand)

Hūlǔmósī

忽鲁谟斯

[忽魯謨斯]

old Chinese name for Hormuz
now called 霍爾木茲／霍尔木兹

Jiāmùsī Shì

佳木斯市

[佳木斯市]

Jiamusi, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省／黑龙江省 ( Hēilóngjiāng Shěng)

Yīsīfǎhǎn

伊斯法罕

[伊斯法罕]

Isfahan province and city in central Iran

Bùlǔtúsī

布鲁图斯

[布魯圖斯]

Brutus (name)

Bùléisītè

布雷斯特

[布雷斯特]

Brest, westernmost town in France

Alāsījiā

阿拉斯加

[阿拉斯加]

Alaska, US state

Dìbìlìsī

第比利斯

[第比利斯]

T'bilisi, capital of Georgia 格魯吉亞／格鲁吉亚 ( Gélǔjíyà)

Sībīnnuòshā

斯宾诺莎

[斯賓諾莎]

Baruch or Benedict Spinoza (1632-1677), rationalist philosopher

Hābèimǎsī

哈贝马斯

[哈貝馬斯]

Jürgen Habermas (1929-), German social philosopher

dísīkētīng

迪斯科厅

[迪斯科廳]

disco hall
nightclub

Bó'ěrhèsī

博尔赫斯

[博爾赫斯]

Jorge Luis Borges

Tuō'ěrsītài

托尔斯泰

[托爾斯泰]

Tolstoy (name)
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), great Russian novelist, author of War and Peace 戰爭與和平／战争与和平

Yìndùsītǎn

印度斯坦

[印度斯坦]

Hindustan

Bǐlìniúsī

比利牛斯

[比利牛斯]

Pyrenees mountains

Kèláoxiūsī

克劳修斯

[克勞修斯]

Rudolf Clausius (1822-1888), German physicist and mathematician

zhōngsīzǒngkē

螽斯总科

[螽斯總科]

Tettigonioidea (katydids and crickets)

Máolǐqiúsī

毛里求斯

[毛里求斯]

Mauritius

Sītáipǔsī

斯台普斯

[斯台普斯]

Staples (Center), sports arena in Los Angeles

Pǔléisībǎo

普雷斯堡

[普雷斯堡]

Pressburg (Slovakia)

Tūjuésītǎn

突厥斯坦

[突厥斯坦]

Turkestan

Sītǎnbèikè

斯坦贝克

[斯坦貝克]

John Steinbeck (1902-1968), US novelist

Sàsīkǎtōng

萨斯卡通

[薩斯卡通]

Saskatoon city, Saskatchewan, Canada

Atèlāsī

阿特拉斯

[阿特拉斯]

Atlas, a Titan in Greek mythology
Atlas Mountains in North Africa

Zāgéluósī

扎格罗斯

[扎格羅斯]

Zagros mountains of southwest Iran

Dékèsàsī

德克萨斯

[德克薩斯]

Texas

Pǔlǔsītè

普鲁斯特

[普魯斯特]

Marcel Proust (1871-1922), French author

Bái'éluósī

白俄罗斯

[白俄羅斯]

Belarus

Hè'ěrmòsī

赫尔墨斯

[赫爾墨斯]

Hermes (Greek god)

Sàlánsīkè

萨兰斯克

[薩蘭斯克]

Saransk, capital of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia

Fèilìkèsī

费利克斯

[費利克斯]

Felix

Hè'ěrmòsī

赫耳墨斯

[赫耳墨斯]

Hermes, in Greek mythology, messenger of the Gods

Sīlāfūyǔ

斯拉夫语

[斯拉夫語]

Slavic language

Měngpànàsī

蒙帕纳斯

[蒙帕納斯]

Montparnasse (southeast Paris, 14ème arrondissement)

Gēdésītōng

戈德斯通

[戈德斯通]

Goldstone (name)

Léimǔsītīng

雷姆斯汀

[雷姆斯汀]

variant of 德國戰車／德国战车, Rammstein (German metal band)

Bólāmǔsī

勃拉姆斯

[勃拉姆斯]

Brahms (name)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), German romantic composer

Angésīniú

安格斯牛

[安格斯牛]

Angus, Scottish breed of beef cattle

Bósīténg Hú

博斯腾湖

[博斯騰湖]

Bosten Lake in Xinjiang

Atèjīnsī

阿特金斯

[阿特金斯]

Atkins (name)

xiēsīdǐlǐ

歇斯底里

[歇斯底里]

hysteria (loanword)
hysterical

Bèitǎsīmàn

贝塔斯曼

[貝塔斯曼]

Bertelsmann, German media company

āsībātián

阿斯巴甜

[阿斯巴甜]

(loanword) aspartame

Mòjiésītè

莫杰斯特

[莫傑斯特]

Modest (name)
Modeste (name)

Eluósīzú

俄罗斯族

[俄羅斯族]

Russian ethnic group (of northeast China and Xinjiang etc)
Russian nationality
Russians (of Russia)

Kèláisīlè

克莱斯勒

[克萊斯勒]

Chrysler (car manufacturer)

Sàipǔlùsī

塞浦路斯

[塞浦路斯]

Cyprus

Gélínsībān

格林斯班

[格林斯班]

Alan Greenspan (1926-), US economist

Lāměixīsī

拉美西斯

[拉美西斯]

Rameses (name of pharaoh)

Eluósīrén

俄罗斯人

[俄羅斯人]

Russian (person)

Méisīméi'ěr

梅斯梅尔

[梅斯梅爾]

Mesmer (name)
Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), Austrian doctor who introduced hypnosis

Xīsītǎní

西斯塔尼

[西斯塔尼]

Sistani (name of a prominent Iraqi Ayatollah)

Yīláikèsī

伊莱克斯

[伊萊克斯]

Electrolux (Swedish manufacturer of home appliances)

Pǔléisīdùn

普雷斯顿

[普雷斯頓]

Preston, city in England

Láisī Dàxué

莱斯大学

[萊斯大學]

Rice University (Houston, Texas)

āisīkùduō

埃斯库多

[埃斯庫多]

escudo (Spanish and Portuguese: shield), former currency of Portugal and other countries

Déléifúsī

德雷福斯

[德雷福斯]

Dreyfus (name)
Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935), French artillery officer of Alsatian and Jewish background, infamously imprisoned 1894 in miscarriage of justice

Luósītuōfū

罗斯托夫

[羅斯托夫]

Rostov-on-Don, Russian river port and regional capital close to Sea of Azov (north of the Black Sea)

Huázīhuásī

华兹华斯

[華茲華斯]

surname Wordsworth
William Wordsworth (1770–1850), English romantic poet

Lāpǔlāsī

拉普拉斯

[拉普拉斯]

Pierre Simon Laplace (1749-1827), French mathematician

Sīláitèlín

斯莱特林

[斯萊特林]

Slytherin (Harry Potter)

āsībātè

阿斯巴特

[阿斯巴特]

aspartame C14H18N2O (artificial sweetener)

Mǎdélāsī

马德拉斯

[馬德拉斯]

Madras or Chennai 欽奈／钦奈 ( Qīnnài), capital of Tamil Nadu on East coast of India

Aěrgēsī

阿耳戈斯

[阿耳戈斯]

Argus
in Greek mythology, a monster with 100 eyes, transformed into peacock's tail

Mósīdiànmǎ

摩斯电码

[摩斯電碼]

Morse code

Tǎwǎsīkē

塔瓦斯科

[塔瓦斯科]

Tabasco (south Mexican state)

Aòdéxiūsī

奥德修斯

[奧德修斯]

Odysseus

Délèsīdēng

德勒斯登

[德勒斯登]

(Tw) Dresden, capital of Saxony, Germany

Nàsīdákè

那斯达克

[那斯達克]

NASDAQ (stock exchange)

Jí'ěrjísī

吉尔吉斯

[吉爾吉斯]

Kyrgyz
(Tw, HK) Kyrgyzstan

Asībógé

阿斯伯格

[阿斯伯格]

see 阿斯佩爾格爾／阿斯佩尔格尔 ( Asīpèi'ěrgé'ěr)

Sīkēpǔlǐ

斯科普里

[斯科普里]

Skopje, capital of North Macedonia

Sīluòfákè

斯洛伐克

[斯洛伐克]

Slovakia (officially the Slovak Republic since 1993)

Wēisīkāngxīn

威斯康辛

[威斯康辛]

Wisconsin

Géluòsītè

格洛斯特

[格洛斯特]

Gloucester city in southwest England

Méilǐsīqū

梅里斯区

[梅里斯區]

Meilisi Daur district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

Aòdíxiūsī

奥迪修斯

[奧迪修斯]

Odysseus, hero of Homer's Odyssey

Shǐdìwénsī

史蒂文斯

[史蒂文斯]

Stephens
Stevens

Bùlǎngkèsī

布朗克斯

[布朗克斯]

The Bronx, borough of New York City
Bronx County (coextensive with The Bronx)
also written 布朗士

Fǎlándésī

法兰德斯

[法蘭德斯]

Flanders, region (state) of Belgium 比利時／比利时 ( Bǐlìshí)

Nàsīdákè

纳斯达克

[納斯達克]

NASDAQ (stock exchange)

āsīpǐlín

阿斯匹林

[阿斯匹林]

aspirin (loanword) (variant of 阿司匹林 (āsīpǐlín))

Láisītèjùn

莱斯特郡

[萊斯特郡]

Leicestershire, English county

Yàsībógé

亚斯伯格

[亞斯伯格]

see 阿斯佩爾格爾／阿斯佩尔格尔 ( Asīpèi'ěrgé'ěr)

Aòqiēnuòsī

奥切诺斯

[奧切諾斯]

Oceanus, a Titan in Greek mythology

Tūnísīshì

突尼斯市

[突尼斯市]

Tunis, capital of Tunisia

Hóngdūlāsī

宏都拉斯

[宏都拉斯]

Honduras (Tw)

Fóluólúnsī

佛罗伦斯

[佛羅倫斯]

(Tw) Florence, Italy

Sīchèdá'ěr

斯彻达尔

[斯徹達爾]

Stjørdal (city in Trøndelag, Norway)

Aògǔsīdū

奥古斯都

[奧古斯都]

Augustus (name)

àikèsīguāng

爱克斯光

[愛克斯光]

X-ray (loanword)
Röntgen or Roentgen ray

Téngsībèigé

滕斯贝格

[滕斯貝格]

Tønsberg (city in Vestfold, Norway)

Yīsīlánguó

伊斯兰国

[伊斯蘭國]

Muslim countries
caliphate
Islamic State group (aka IS or ISIL or ISIS)

Tǎsīkēlā

塔斯科拉

[塔斯科拉]

Tuscola (county in Michigan)

Bākèkēsī

巴克科斯

[巴克科斯]

Bacchus, Greek god of wine

Luóqiēsītè

罗切斯特

[羅切斯特]

Rochester

Shènglùyìsī

圣路易斯

[聖路易斯]

St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri

Yīníyàsī

伊尼亚斯

[伊尼亞斯]

Aeneas

Wǔsītèjiàng

伍斯特酱

[伍斯特醬]

Worcestershire sauce

Dùnnièsīkè

顿涅斯克

[頓涅斯克]

Donetsk region of W. Ukraine

Mèngdésījiū

孟德斯鸠

[孟德斯鳩]

Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755), French political philosopher

Mǎsīchuíkè

马斯垂克

[馬斯垂克]

Maastricht (Netherlands)

màntiáosīlǐ

慢条斯理

[慢條斯理]

unhurried
calm
composed
leisurely

Yǐsītiějì

以斯帖记

[以斯帖記]

Book of Esther

àotèláisī

奥特莱斯

[奧特萊斯]

outlets (loanword)
retail outlet (e.g. specializing in seconds of famous brands)
factory outlet retail store

Lèwéinàsī

勒维纳斯

[勒維納斯]

Levinas (philosopher)

Nàbùlèsī

那不勒斯

[那不勒斯]

Napoli, capital of Campania region of Italy
Naples

Aduōnísī

阿多尼斯

[阿多尼斯]

Adonis, figure in Greek mythology

Pāntàikèsī

潘太克斯

[潘太克斯]

Pentax (brand name)

Hā'ěrsītǎ

哈尔斯塔

[哈爾斯塔]

Harstad (city in Norway)

Yuēhànsīdùn

约翰斯顿

[約翰斯頓]

Johnston, Johnson, Johnstone etc, name

Bùlǐsītuō

布里斯托

[布里斯托]

Bristol

Asīmǎlā

阿斯马拉

[阿斯馬拉]

Asmara, capital of Eritrea

Fúlánxīsī

弗兰西斯

[弗蘭西斯]

Francis (name)

dàbōsījú

大波斯菊

[大波斯菊]

cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), flowering herbaceous plant

Yàdāngsīdūn

亚当斯敦

[亞當斯敦]

Adamstown, capital of the Pitcairn Islands

Sīpàsījī

斯帕斯基

[斯帕斯基]

Spassky (name)

Yóulìxīsī

尤利西斯

[尤利西斯]

Ulysses (novel)

Alātǎsī

阿拉塔斯

[阿拉塔斯]

surname Alatas
Ali Alatas (1932-2008), Indonesian foreign minister (1988-1999)

Gēnísībǎo

哥尼斯堡

[哥尼斯堡]

Königsberg, Baltic port city, capital of East Prussia (until WWII)

Sàipǔlèsī

赛普勒斯

[賽普勒斯]

Cyprus (Tw)

Bōlánsījī

波兰斯基

[波蘭斯基]

Polanski (name)

Bābāduōsī

巴巴多斯

[巴巴多斯]

Barbados

Tèkèsī Hé

特克斯河

[特克斯河]

Tekes River in southeast Kazakhstan and northwest China, a tributary of the Ili River 伊犁河 ( Yīlí Hé)

sàkèsīfēng

萨克斯风

[薩克斯風]

(loanword) saxophone

Kǎsītèluó

卡斯特罗

[卡斯特羅]

Castro (name)
Fidel Castro or Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1926-2016), Cuban revolutionary leader, prime minister 1959-1976, president 1976-2008

Kèlǐpǔsī

克里普斯

[克里普斯]

Cripps (name)
Sir Stafford Cripps (1889-1952), UK socialist politician

Jílǐbāsī

吉里巴斯

[吉里巴斯]

Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands) (Tw)

Gǔtèléisī

古特雷斯

[古特雷斯]

António Guterres (1949-), secretary-general of the United Nations (2017-), prime minister of Portugal (1995-2002)

Pǔlìmáosī

普利茅斯

[普利茅斯]

Plymouth

Hóngdūlāsī

洪都拉斯

[洪都拉斯]

Honduras

Bósīwòsī

博斯沃思

[博斯沃思]

Bosworth (name)
Stephen Bosworth (1939-), US academic and diplomat, special representative for policy on North Korea from 2009

Gēsīlā'ěr

戈斯拉尔

[戈斯拉爾]

Goslar, Germany

Gédànsīkè

格但斯克

[格但斯克]

Gdansk, city on Baltic in north Poland

Pǔcìmáosī

朴次茅斯

[樸次茅斯]

Portsmouth, southern English seaport

Mǎnàsī Hé

玛纳斯河

[瑪納斯河]

Manas River, Xinjiang

Fúsītǎfū

福斯塔夫

[福斯塔夫]

Falstaff (Shakespearian character)

Lāsīmùsēn

拉斯穆森

[拉斯穆森]

Rasmussen (name)

Luósītuōkè

罗斯托克

[羅斯托克]

Rostock (city in Germany)

Bó'ēnmáosī

伯恩茅斯

[伯恩茅斯]

Bournemouth, UK

Jiālājiāsī

加拉加斯

[加拉加斯]

Caracas, capital of Venezuela

Tǎlāsī Hé

塔拉斯河

[塔拉斯河]

Talas River, originating in Kyrgyzstan and flowing west into Kazakhstan

Bājīsītǎn

巴基斯坦

[巴基斯坦]

Pakistan

Tuō'ěrsī Gǎng

托尔斯港

[托爾斯港]

Tórshavn, capital of Faroe Islands

Chá'ěrsīdùn

查尔斯顿

[查爾斯頓]

Charleston

Mǎnàsīxiàn

玛纳斯县

[瑪納斯縣]

Manas county in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州 ( Chāngjí Huízúzìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Luósīnièfū

罗斯涅夫

[羅斯涅夫]

Rosneft (Russian state oil company)

Aìsījīmó

爱斯基摩

[愛斯基摩]

Eskimo

Wǔdéháosī

伍德豪斯

[伍德豪斯]

Woodhouse or Wodehouse (name)

Sīfēnkèsī

斯芬克司

[斯芬克司]

Sphinx (Egyptian mythical beast)

géluònàsī

格洛纳斯

[格洛納斯]

GLONASS (Globalnaya Navigatsionaya Satelitnaya Sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System), the Russian equivalent of GPS

Kānàsī Hú

喀纳斯湖

[喀納斯湖]

Kanas Lake in Xinjiang

Wéi'ěrniǔsī

维尔纽斯

[維爾紐斯]

Vilnius, capital of Lithuania

Léikèsàsī

雷克萨斯

[雷克薩斯]

Lexus
see also 凌志 ( Língzhì)

Yīsītǎnbǎo

伊斯坦堡

[伊斯坦堡]

(Tw) Istanbul

Lánkāisītè

兰开斯特

[蘭開斯特]

Lancaster

Kùdésītǎn

库德斯坦

[庫德斯坦]

(Tw) Kurdistan

Tèkèsī Xiàn

特克斯县

[特克斯縣]

Tekes County in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Aqílǐsī

阿奇里斯

[阿奇里斯]

Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad

Kù'ěrsīkè

库尔斯克

[庫爾斯克]

Kursk (city)

Bāsīkèyǔ

巴斯克语

[巴斯克語]

Basque (language)

Aī'àoluósī

埃奥罗斯

[埃奧羅斯]

Aeolus, Greek God of winds

sàkèsīguǎn

萨克斯管

[薩克斯管]

sax
saxophone

Aòsīwēixīn

奥斯威辛

[奧斯威辛]

Auschwitz (concentration camp)

Akāliúsī

阿喀琉斯

[阿喀琉斯]

Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad

Jīlǐbāsī

基里巴斯

[基里巴斯]

Kiribati

Bùdápèisī

布达佩斯

[布達佩斯]

Budapest, capital of Hungary

Láiwēnsījī

莱温斯基

[萊溫斯基]

Monica Lewinsky (1973-), former White House intern

Dàogélāsī

道格拉斯

[道格拉斯]

Douglas (name)

Kāngsītǎncí

康斯坦茨

[康斯坦茨]

Konstanz (Germany)

bèisījítā

贝斯吉他

[貝斯吉他]

bass guitar

Shèngyuēhànsī

圣约翰斯

[聖約翰斯]

St John's, capital of Labrador and Newfoundland province, Canada

Zhēn· Aòsītīng

珍·奥斯汀

[珍·奧斯汀]

Jane Austen (1775-1817), English novelist
also written 簡·奧斯汀／简·奥斯汀 ( Jiǎn· Aòsītīng)

Xīsī Láijié

希斯·莱杰

[希斯·萊傑]

Heath Ledger (1979–2008), Australian actor

Sīwén· Hèdìng

斯文·赫定

[斯文·赫定]

Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan 樓蘭／楼兰

Sīwén· Hǎidìng

斯文·海定

[斯文·海定]

Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan 樓蘭／楼兰 ( Lóulán)
also written 斯文·赫定

Yàdāng· Sīmì

亚当·斯密

[亞當·斯密]

Adam Smith (1723-1790), Scottish ethical philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Wealth of Nations 國富論／国富论

Bónàsī· Lǐ

伯纳斯·李

[伯納斯·李]

Sir Tim Berners-Lee (1955-), British computer scientist and co-creator of the World Wide Web

Lín· Dàiwéisī

琳·戴维斯

[琳·戴維斯]

Lynn E. Davis (1943-), US academic and arms control expert, undersecretary of state 1993-1997

Mǐnkēfūsījī

闵科夫斯基

[閔科夫斯基]

Minkowski (name)
Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909), German mathematician

Cháikěfūsījī

柴可夫斯基

[柴可夫斯基]

Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Russian composer

Mǎkèsīwēi'ěr

马克斯威尔

[馬克斯威爾]

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)

Andìsīshānmài

安第斯山脉

[安第斯山脈]

Andes mountain chain of South America

Kèlìsīduǒfū

克利斯朵夫

[克利斯朵夫]

Christopher (name)

Sà'ěrpǔsībǎo

萨尔普斯堡

[薩爾普斯堡]

Sarpsborg (city in Østfold, Norway)

Sàsīkāchèwēn

萨斯喀彻温

[薩斯喀徹溫]

Saskatchewan province, Canada

Wēinísī Shāngrén

威尼斯商人

[威尼斯商人]

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

Yīsītǎnbù'ěr

伊斯坦布尔

[伊斯坦布爾]

Istanbul, Turkey

Bèilúsīkēní

贝卢斯科尼

[貝盧斯科尼]

Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023), Italian media magnate and right-wing politician, prime minister of Italy 1994–1995, 2001–2006, 2008–2011

Gēsīdàlíjiā

哥斯大黎加

[哥斯大黎加]

(Tw) Costa Rica

Sīkèlǐyàbīn

斯克里亚宾

[斯克里亞賓]

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915), Russian composer and pianist

Bùrèjīnsījī

布热津斯基

[布熱津斯基]

Brzezinski (name)
Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928-2017), Polish-American academic and politician, US National Security Adviser 1977-1981

Eluósī Dìguó

俄罗斯帝国

[俄羅斯帝國]

Russian empire (1546-1917)

Kù'ěrdésītǎn

库尔德斯坦

[庫爾德斯坦]

Kurdistan

Wēisīkāngxīngzhōu

威斯康星州

[威斯康星州]

Wisconsin, US state

Sàibāsīdì'ān

塞巴斯蒂安

[塞巴斯蒂安]

(name) Sebastian

Sīluòfákèyǔ

斯洛伐克语

[斯洛伐克語]

Slovak (language)

Jiāmùsī Dàxué

佳木斯大学

[佳木斯大學]

Jiamusi University (Heilongjiang)

Wéitègēnsītǎn

维特根斯坦

[維特根斯坦]

Wittgenstein (name)
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), Austrian-British philosopher

Eluósīlúnpán

俄罗斯轮盘

[俄羅斯輪盤]

Russian roulette

Pǔluówéidēngsī

普罗维登斯

[普羅維登斯]

Providence, capital of Rhode Island

Bōsīníyàyǔ

波斯尼亚语

[波斯尼亞語]

Bosnian (language)

Kǎokèsī Bàogào

考克斯报告

[考克斯報告]

Cox Report
Report of the Select Committee on US National Security and Military-Commercial Concerns with the PRC (1999); Committee Chairman Republican Rep. Chris Cox

Sīkǎbólè Jiāo

斯卡伯勒礁

[斯卡伯勒礁]

Scarborough Shoal (Philippines' name for Huangyan Island)

Dào Qióngsī Zhǐshù

道琼斯指数

[道瓊斯指數]

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Dí'énísuǒsī

狄俄倪索斯

[狄俄倪索斯]

Dionysus, the god of wine in Greek mythology

Tǎsīmànníyà

塔斯曼尼亚

[塔斯曼尼亞]

Tasmania

Sīwǎxīlǐyǔ

斯瓦希里语

[斯瓦希里語]

Swahili (language)
Kiswahili

Dáwòsīlùntán

达沃斯论坛

[達沃斯論壇]

Davos world economic forum (WEF)

Atèlándìsī

阿特兰蒂斯

[阿特蘭蒂斯]

Atlantis

Jiālābāgēsī

加拉巴哥斯

[加拉巴哥斯]

Galapagos

Suǒluóyàsīdé

琐罗亚斯德

[瑣羅亞斯德]

Zoroaster, Zarathustra or Zarathushtra (c. 1200 BC), Persian prophet and founder of Zoroastrianism

Xīgésīlìzǐ

希格斯粒子

[希格斯粒子]

Higgs particle (particle physics)

Alǐsītuōfēn

阿里斯托芬

[阿里斯托芬]

Aristophanes (c. 448-380 BC), Greek comic playwright

àikèsīshèxiàn

爱克斯射线

[愛克斯射線]

X-ray radiation

Annàbōlìsī

安纳波利斯

[安納波利斯]

Annapolis (place name)

Kèlǐsīdìwá

克里斯蒂娃

[克里斯蒂娃]

Julia Kristeva (1941-), Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst, philosopher and literary critic

Bósīpǔlǔsī

博斯普鲁斯

[博斯普魯斯]

Bosphorus

Chágēsī Qúndǎo

查戈斯群岛

[查戈斯群島]

Chagos Archipelago, coral archipelago in tropical Indian Ocean, with Diego Garcia 迪戈·加西亞島／迪戈·加西亚岛 ( Dígē· Jiāxīyà Dǎo) as largest island

Suǒluóyàsītè

琐罗亚斯特

[瑣羅亞斯特]

Zoroaster

Sīpǔtèníkè

斯普特尼克

[斯普特尼克]

Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite

Dìlǐyǎsītè

的里雅斯特

[的里雅斯特]

Trieste, port city in Italy

Hāsàkèsītǎn

哈萨克斯坦

[哈薩克斯坦]

Kazakhstan

Hālìfǎkèsī

哈利法克斯

[哈利法克斯]

Halifax (name)
Halifax city, capital of Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, town in West Yorkshire, England

Sīluòwéiníyà

斯洛维尼亚

[斯洛維尼亞]

Slovenia (Tw)

Aěrtèmísī

阿耳忒弥斯

[阿耳忒彌斯]

Artemis (Greek goddess of the moon)

Abásī Wángcháo

阿拔斯王朝

[阿拔斯王朝]

Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate

Bǐlìniúsīshān

比利牛斯山

[比利牛斯山]

Pyrenees mountains

Jié'ěrrènsīkè

捷尔任斯克

[捷爾任斯克]

Dzerzhinsk, Russian city

Amǔsītèdān

阿姆斯特丹

[阿姆斯特丹]

Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands

Lǐsītèshìjūn

李斯特氏菌

[李斯特氏菌]

listeria bacillus

Féitèlièsītǎ

腓特烈斯塔

[腓特烈斯塔]

Fredrikstad (city in Østfold, Norway)

Láisīwòsī Dǎo

莱斯沃斯岛

[萊斯沃斯島]

Lesbos (Greek island in the Aegean Sea 愛琴海／爱琴海 ( Aìqín Hǎi))

Sīduōgězhǔyì

斯多葛主义

[斯多葛主義]

Stoicism

Luóbósībì'ěr

罗伯斯庇尔

[羅伯斯庇爾]

Robespierre (name)
Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), French revolutionary leader, enthusiastic advocate of reign of terror 1791-1794

Amǔsītèlǎng

阿姆斯特朗

[阿姆斯特朗]

surname Armstrong

Aìdésīwò'ěr

爱德斯沃尔

[愛德斯沃爾]

Eidsvoll (city in Norway)

Sīfú'ěrwǎ'ěr

斯福尔瓦尔

[斯福爾瓦爾]

Svolvær (city in Nordland, Norway)

Dísīní Lèyuán

迪斯尼乐园

[迪斯尼樂園]

Disneyland
also written 迪士尼樂園／迪士尼乐园 ( Díshìní Lèyuán)

Bōsīpǔlǔsī

波斯普鲁斯

[波斯普魯斯]

Bosphorus

Nèibùlāsījiā

内布拉斯加

[內布拉斯加]

Nebraska, US state

Xīgésījīzhì

希格斯机制

[希格斯機制]

(physics) the Higgs mechanism

Eluósī Fāngkuài

俄罗斯方块

[俄羅斯方塊]

Tetris (video game)

Wò'ěrfūsībǎo

沃尔夫斯堡

[沃爾夫斯堡]

Wolfsburg

Sīkēfèi'ěr Fēng

斯科费尔峰

[斯科費爾峰]

Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England (978 m)

Sīwǎtègǔdì

斯瓦特谷地

[斯瓦特谷地]

Swat valley in Pakistani Northwest Frontier

Sīpí'ěrbógé

斯皮尔伯格

[斯皮爾伯格]

Steven Spielberg (1946-), US film director

Bái'éluósīrén

白俄罗斯人

[白俄羅斯人]

Byelorussian (person)

Asīwànggāobà

阿斯旺高坝

[阿斯旺高壩]

the Aswan dam in south Egypt

Shèng'àogǔsīdīng

圣奥古斯丁

[聖奧古斯丁]

St Augustine
Aurelius Augustinus (354-430), theologian and Christian philosopher
Sankt Augustin, suburb of Beuel, Bonn, Germany

Lièzhīdūnsīdēng

列支敦斯登

[列支敦斯登]

Liechtenstein (Tw)

Kǎsītèlìwēng

卡斯特利翁

[卡斯特利翁]

Castellón

fǎxīsīzhǔyì

法西斯主义

[法西斯主義]

fascism

Bèi'ěrfǎsītè

贝尔法斯特

[貝爾法斯特]

Belfast, capital of Northern Ireland

Alāsījiāzhōu

阿拉斯加州

[阿拉斯加州]

Alaska, US state

Fúluòlǐsīdǎo

弗洛里斯岛

[弗洛里斯島]

Flores, Indonesia
also written 弗洛勒斯島／弗洛勒斯岛 ( Fúluòlēisīdǎo)

Gāngdǐsīshānmài

冈底斯山脉

[岡底斯山脈]

Gangdisê mountain range in southwest Tibet

Dékèsàsīzhōu

得克萨斯州

[得克薩斯州]

Texas, US state

Kèlāsījīnnuò

克拉斯金诺

[克拉斯金諾]

Kraskino town in Primorsky Krai, Russia, close to the North Korean border

Sīmóléngsīkè

斯摩棱斯克

[斯摩稜斯克]

Smolensk (Russian city)

Yuēhànnèisībǎo

约翰内斯堡

[約翰內斯堡]

Johannesburg, South Africa

Fàndé Wǎ'ěrsī

范德瓦耳斯

[范德瓦耳斯]

van der Waals
Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837-1923), Dutch physicist

Bìdágēlāsī

毕达哥拉斯

[畢達哥拉斯]

Pythagoras

Sītèlāsībǎo

斯特拉斯堡

[斯特拉斯堡]

Strasbourg

Luógésī Dàxué

罗格斯大学

[羅格斯大學]

Rutgers University (New Jersey)

Alièkèxīsī

阿列克西斯

[阿列克西斯]

Alexis (name)

Yīlì'āisīkù

伊利埃斯库

[伊利埃斯庫]

Iliescu

Pǔluówàngsīyǔ

普罗旺斯语

[普羅旺斯語]

Provençal (language)

Bùlǐsītuō'ěr

布里斯托尔

[布里斯托爾]

Bristol port city in southwest England

Suǒfúkèlǐsī

索福克里斯

[索福克里斯]

Sophocles (496-406 BC), Greek playwright

Yīnsībùlǔkè

因斯布鲁克

[因斯布魯克]

Innsbruck, city in Austria

Cháikēfūsījī

柴科夫斯基

[柴科夫斯基]

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikowsky (1840-1893), Russian composer, composer of 6 symphonies and the opera Eugene Onegin

Aīsīkùluósī

埃斯库罗斯

[埃斯庫羅斯]

Aeschylus (c. 524 BC -c. 455 BC), Greek tragedian, author of The Persians, Seven against Thebes etc

Tǎsīmǎníyà

塔斯马尼亚

[塔斯馬尼亞]

Tasmania (Tw)

Aòsīmàn Dìguó

奥斯曼帝国

[奧斯曼帝國]

Ottoman Empire (1299–1922)

Dōngtūjuésītǎn

东突厥斯坦

[東突厥斯坦]

East Turkestan
historical term for Xinjiang

Dékèsàsīzhōu

德克萨斯州

[德克薩斯州]

state of Texas

Shèngkèlǔsī Dǎo

圣克鲁斯岛

[聖克魯斯島]

Santa Cruz Island, off the California coast

Sīluòwénníyà

斯洛文尼亚

[斯洛文尼亞]

Slovenia

Tǔkùmànsītǎn

土库曼斯坦

[土庫曼斯坦]

Turkmenistan

Gēsīdálíjiā

哥斯达黎加

[哥斯達黎加]

Costa Rica

Nísīhúshuǐguài

尼斯湖水怪

[尼斯湖水怪]

Loch Ness Monster

Tǎjíkèsītǎn

塔吉克斯坦

[塔吉克斯坦]

Tajikistan

Jí'ěrjísīzú

吉尔吉斯族

[吉爾吉斯族]

Kyrgyz ethnic group
also written 柯爾克孜族／柯尔克孜族 ( Kē'ěrkèzīzú)

Sītèlātèfú

斯特拉特福

[斯特拉特福]

Stratford (place name)
Stratford-upon-Avon, UK city in Warwickshire and birthplace of William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚 ( Shāshìbǐyà)

Péilǐkèlìsī

培里克利斯

[培里克利斯]

Pericles (c. 495-429 BC), Athenian strategist and politician before and at the start of the Peloponnesian war
also written 伯里克利 ( Bólǐkèlì)

Fúluòlēisīdǎo

弗洛勒斯岛

[弗洛勒斯島]

Flores, Indonesia
also written 弗洛里斯島／弗洛里斯岛 ( Fúluòlǐsīdǎo)

Aīniè'āsī Jì

埃涅阿斯纪

[埃涅阿斯紀]

Virgil's Aeneid (epic about the foundation of Rome)

Sīdàlíngélè

斯大林格勒

[斯大林格勒]

Stalingrad, former name of Volvograd 伏爾加格勒／伏尔加格勒 (1925-1961)

Aī'ěrnándésī

埃尔南德斯

[埃爾南德斯]

Hernández (name)

Dáluósīzhī Zhàn

怛罗斯之战

[怛羅斯之戰]

Battle of Talas (751), military engagement in the valley of the Talas River 塔拉斯河 ( Tǎlāsī Hé), in which Arab forces defeated Tang armies, marking the end of Tang westward expansion

Mǎdájiāsījiā

马达加斯加

[馬達加斯加]

Madagascar

Sīdégē'ěrmó

斯德哥尔摩

[斯德哥爾摩]

Stockholm, capital of Sweden

Lājiǎsītǎnbāng

拉贾斯坦邦

[拉賈斯坦邦]

Rajasthan (state in India)

Aòkèsīnàdé

奥克斯纳德

[奧克斯納德]

Oxnard, California

Qínsītuōhuòwǎ

琴斯托霍瓦

[琴斯托霍瓦]

Częstochowa (city in Poland)

édípǔsīqī

俄狄浦斯期

[俄狄浦斯期]

oedipal phase (psychology)

Bùjiālèsītè

布加勒斯特

[布加勒斯特]

Bucharest, capital of Romania

Oūlǐbìdésī

欧里庇得斯

[歐里庇得斯]

Euripides (c. 480-406 BC), Greek tragedian, author of Medea, Trojan Women etc

Fǎmǎgǔsītǎ

法马古斯塔

[法馬古斯塔]

Famagusta (Ammochostos), Cyprus

Hèbósīyìlóng

赫伯斯翼龙

[赫伯斯翼龍]

Herbstosaurus (genus of pterosaur)

Lèsībōsī Dǎo

勒斯波斯岛

[勒斯波斯島]

Lesbos (Greek island in Aegean)

Eěrduōsī Shì

鄂尔多斯市

[鄂爾多斯市]

Ordos, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區／内蒙古自治区 ( Nèiměnggǔ Zìzhìqū)

jiézòubùlǔsī

节奏布鲁斯

[節奏布魯斯]

Rhythm and Blues R&B

Eěrqísī Hé

额尔齐斯河

[額爾齊斯河]

Irtysh River, flowing from southwest Altai in Xinjiang through Kazakhstan and Siberia to the Arctic Ocean

Géluòsītèjùn

格洛斯特郡

[格洛斯特郡]

Gloucestershire county in southwest England

Suǒfúkèlèsī

索福克勒斯

[索福克勒斯]

Sophocles (496–406 BC), Greek tragedian, author of Oedipus Rex

Aòkèsūsī Hé

奥克苏斯河

[奧克蘇斯河]

Oxus River
alternative name for Amu Darya 阿姆河 ( Amǔ Hé)

Aīsītèhāqí

埃斯特哈齐

[埃斯特哈齊]

Esterhazy (name)

Xī'ěrnèikēsī

希尔内科斯

[希爾內科斯]

Kirkenes (city in Finnmark, Norway)

Mó'ěrsīdiànmǎ

摩尔斯电码

[摩爾斯電碼]

Morse code

Lāsī Wéijiāsī

拉斯维加斯

[拉斯維加斯]

Las Vegas, Nevada

Fúláiwēi'èsī

弗莱威厄斯

[弗萊威厄斯]

Flavius (Roman historian of 1st century AD)

Gélǐmǔsītǎ

格里姆斯塔

[格里姆斯塔]

Grimstad (city in Agder, Norway)

Kèlǐsītuōfú

克里斯托弗

[克里斯托弗]

(Warren) Christopher

Wūsūlǐsīkè

乌苏里斯克

[烏蘇里斯克]

Ussuriisk city in Russian Pacific Primorsky region
previous names include 雙城子／双城子 ( Shuāngchéngzi) and Voroshilov 伏羅希洛夫／伏罗希洛夫

Aòsīwǎ'ěrdé

奥斯瓦尔德

[奧斯瓦爾德]

Oswald

Pǔluómǐxiūsī

普罗米修斯

[普羅米修斯]

Prometheus, a Titan god of fire in Greek mythology

Yàlǐsīduōdé

亚里斯多德

[亞里斯多德]

Aristotle (philosopher)

Jí'ěrjísītǎn

吉尔吉斯坦

[吉爾吉斯坦]

Kyrgyzstan

Mò'ěrsīdiànmǎ

莫尔斯电码

[莫爾斯電碼]

Morse code

Sītǎnfú Dàxué

斯坦福大学

[斯坦福大學]

Stanford University

Dà'āndìlièsī

大安的列斯

[大安的列斯]

see 大安的列斯群島／大安的列斯群岛 ( Dà'āndìlièsī Qúndǎo)

Eluósī Liánbāng

俄罗斯联邦

[俄羅斯聯邦]

Russian Federation, RSFSR

Dǐgélǐsī Hé

底格里斯河

[底格里斯河]

Tigris River, Iraq

Wòkèsīháo'ěr

沃克斯豪尔

[沃克斯豪爾]

Vauxhall (English car brand and city)

Lùyìsī'ānnà

路易斯安那

[路易斯安那]

Louisiana, US state

Sīdàlínzhǔyì

斯大林主义

[斯大林主義]

Stalinism

Sītài'ēnxiè'ěr

斯泰恩谢尔

[斯泰恩謝爾]

Steinkjær (city in Trøndelag, Norway)

Kèlǐsīdì'ān

克里斯蒂安

[克里斯蒂安]

Kristian or Christian (name)

Kǎ'ěrsīlǔ'è

卡尔斯鲁厄

[卡爾斯魯厄]

Karlsruhe (city in Germany)

Xīkē'ěrsījī

西科尔斯基

[西科爾斯基]

Sikorski (name)
Radosław Sikorski (1950-), Polish conservative politician, foreign minister of Poland from 2007

Mùsuǒ'ěrsījī

穆索尔斯基

[穆索爾斯基]

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), Russian composer, composer of Pictures at an Exhibition

léikèsībàolóng

雷克斯暴龙

[雷克斯暴龍]

Tyrannosaurus rex

Jí'ěrjísīrén

吉尔吉斯人

[吉爾吉斯人]

Kyrgyz (person)

Kǎsīdìlìyà

卡斯蒂利亚

[卡斯蒂利亞]

Castilla, old Spanish kingdom
modern Spanish provinces of Castilla-Leon and Castilla-La Mancha

Shèngláolúnsī Hé

圣劳伦斯河

[聖勞倫斯河]

St Lawrence River, Canada

Qiáozhì· Suǒluósī

乔治·索罗斯

[喬治·索羅斯]

George Soros or György Schwartz (1930-), Hungarian American financial speculator and millionaire philanthropist

Jiéxī· Oūwénsī

杰西·欧文斯

[傑西·歐文斯]

Jesse Owens (1913-1980), American athlete

Yīwá· Méndésī

伊娃·门德斯

[伊娃·門德斯]

Eva Mendes, American actress

Tímǔ· Luóbīnsī

提姆·罗宾斯

[提姆·羅賓斯]

Tim Robbins (1958-), American actor, director, activist and musician

Tuōmǎsī· Hādài

托马斯·哈代

[托馬斯·哈代]

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English author

Yīlóng· Mǎsīkè

伊隆·马斯克

[伊隆·馬斯克]

Elon Musk (1971-), founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors

Xīměng· Pèiléisī

希蒙·佩雷斯

[希蒙·佩雷斯]

Shimon Peres (1923-2016), Israel politician, prime minister in 1977, 1984-1986 and 1995-1996, president 2007-2014, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 1994

Yuēhàn· Huòjīnsī

约翰·霍金斯

[約翰·霍金斯]

John Hawkins (1532-1595), British seaman involved in sea war with Spain
Johns Hopkins (1795-1873), American entrepreneur, abolitionist and philanthropist

Chákè· Nuòlǐsī

查克·诺里斯

[查克·諾里斯]

Chuck Norris (1940-), American martial artist and actor

Tāngmǔ· Kèlǔsī

汤姆·克鲁斯

[湯姆·克魯斯]

Tom Cruise (1962-), film actor

Asīdùn· Mǎdīng

阿斯顿·马丁

[阿斯頓·馬丁]

Aston Martin

Aīdéjiā· Sīnuò

埃德加·斯诺

[埃德加·斯諾]

Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China

Sīdìfēn· Hāpò

斯蒂芬·哈珀

[斯蒂芬·哈珀]

Stephen Harper (1959-), Canadian politician, prime minister 2006-2015

Jiǎsītīng· Bǐbà

贾斯汀·比伯

[賈斯汀·比伯]

Justin Bieber (1994-), Canadian singer

Tāngmǔ· Luóbīnsī

汤姆·罗宾斯

[湯姆·羅賓斯]

Tom Robbins, American novelist

Zhānmǔsī· Pángdé

詹姆斯·庞德

[詹姆斯·龐德]

James Bond

Qiúlìsī· Kǎisā

裘力斯·恺撒

[裘力斯·愷撒]

Julius Caesar, 1599 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚 ( Shāshìbǐyà)

Xīměng· Shūsītè

西蒙·舒斯特

[西蒙·舒斯特]

Simon and Schuster, US publisher

Aīlóng· Mǎsīkè

埃隆·马斯克

[埃隆·馬斯克]

Elon Musk (1971-), founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors

Chá'ěrsī· Géléi

查尔斯·格雷

[查爾斯·格雷]

Charles Grey (1764-1845), prime minister of the United Kingdom 1830-34

Zāgéluósīshānmài

扎格罗斯山脉

[扎格羅斯山脈]

Zagros mountains of southwest Iran

Asīpèi'ěrgé'ěr

阿斯佩尔格尔

[阿斯佩爾格爾]

Hans Asperger (1906-1980), Austrian pediatrician

Aěrsītōng Gōngsī

阿尔斯通公司

[阿爾斯通公司]

Alstom (company name)

Suǒluóyàsīdéjiào

琐罗亚斯德教

[瑣羅亞斯德教]

Zoroastrianism

Tǎsīmànníyà Dǎo

塔斯曼尼亚岛

[塔斯曼尼亞島]

Tasmania

Mànchèsītèbiānmǎ

曼彻斯特编码

[曼徹斯特編碼]

Manchester encoding

Fàndé Wǎ'ěrsīlì

范德瓦耳斯力

[范德瓦耳斯力]

(molecular physics) van der Waals force

Luóbāqièfūsījī

罗巴切夫斯基

[羅巴切夫斯基]

Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1793-1856), one of the discoverers of non-Euclidean geometry

Héshǔ Andelièsī

荷属安的列斯

[荷屬安的列斯]

Netherlands Antilles

Aīlātuōsītèní

埃拉托斯特尼

[埃拉托斯特尼]

Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276–c. 195 BC), Greek polymath

Asītúlǐyàsī

阿斯图里亚斯

[阿斯圖里亞斯]

Asturias, northwest Spanish autonomous principality on the bay of Biscay
ancient Spanish kingdom from which the reconquista was based

Alāsījiā Dàxué

阿拉斯加大学

[阿拉斯加大學]

University of Alaska

Sīléibùléiníchá

斯雷布雷尼察

[斯雷布雷尼察]

Srebrenica, town in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Jí'ěrjísīsītǎn

吉尔吉斯斯坦

[吉爾吉斯斯坦]

Kyrgyzstan

Sīwéi'ěrdéluòfū

斯维尔德洛夫

[斯維爾德洛夫]

Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov (1885-1919), Bolshevik organizer, ordered the murder of the Tsar's family in 1918, died of Spanish influenza

pǔléikèsīliúchéng

普雷克斯流程

[普雷克斯流程]

purex

Kèlàisītèchèqí

克赖斯特彻奇

[克賴斯特徹奇]

Christchurch (New Zealand city)

Yàdìsī Yàbèibā

亚的斯亚贝巴

[亞的斯亞貝巴]

Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia

Míngní'ābōlìsī

明尼阿波利斯

[明尼阿波利斯]

Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota

Mǎyǎkěfūsījī

马雅可夫斯基

[馬雅可夫斯基]

Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893-1930), Russian poet and dramatist

Kèlāsīnuòdá'ěr

克拉斯诺达尔

[克拉斯諾達爾]

Krasnodar (city in Russia)

Yīsīpàní'àolā

伊斯帕尼奥拉

[伊斯帕尼奧拉]

Hispaniola (Caribbean island including Haiti and the Dominican Republic)

Kèlǐsīdì'ānsōng

克里斯蒂安松

[克里斯蒂安松]

Kristiansund (city in Norway)

Lāzīmòfūsījī

拉兹莫夫斯基

[拉茲莫夫斯基]

Razumovsky (name)
Prince Andrey Kirillovich Razumovsky (1752-1836), Russian diplomat

Sītuōkěnlìshíquān

斯托肯立石圈

[斯托肯立石圈]

Stonehenge stone circle

Yīsīlánmǎbādé

伊斯兰马巴德

[伊斯蘭馬巴德]

Islamabad, capital of Pakistan (Tw)

Mǎsītèlǐhètè

马斯特里赫特

[馬斯特里赫特]

Maastricht

Wūzībiékèsītǎn

乌兹别克斯坦

[烏茲別克斯坦]

Uzbekistan

sīpèi'ěrtèxiǎomài

斯佩耳特小麦

[斯佩耳特小麥]

spelt (Triticum spelta) (loanword)

Sīluòwénníyàyǔ

斯洛文尼亚语

[斯洛文尼亞語]

Slovenian (language)

Nàbùlèsīwángguó

那不勒斯王国

[那不勒斯王國]

Kingdom of Naples (1282-1860)

Eěrduōsī Gāoyuán

鄂尔多斯高原

[鄂爾多斯高原]

Ordos Plateau, Inner Mongolia

Lāsīpà'ěrmǎsī

拉斯帕尔马斯

[拉斯帕爾馬斯]

Las Palmas, Spain

Pǔlínsīdùn Dàxué

普林斯顿大学

[普林斯頓大學]

Princeton University

Nèibùlāsījiāzhōu

内布拉斯加州

[內布拉斯加州]

Nebraska, US state

Wéi'ěrsītèlāsī

维尔斯特拉斯

[維爾斯特拉斯]

Karl Weierstrass (1815-1897), German mathematician

Hābāluófūsīkè

哈巴罗夫斯克

[哈巴羅夫斯克]

Khabarovsk, far eastern Russian city and province on the border with Heilongjiang province of China

Aòsīkǎ Jīnxiàngjiǎng

奥斯卡金像奖

[奧斯卡金像獎]

an Academy Award; an Oscar

Eěrduōsī Shāmò

鄂尔多斯沙漠

[鄂爾多斯沙漠]

Ordos Desert, Inner Mongolia

Bùlātísīlāwǎ

布拉提斯拉瓦

[布拉提斯拉瓦]

(Tw) Bratislava, capital of Slovakia

Sīkāndìnàwéiyà

斯堪地纳维亚

[斯堪地納維亞]

Scandinavia (Tw)

Bùlādísīlāfā

布拉迪斯拉发

[布拉迪斯拉發]

Bratislava, capital of Slovakia

pàsīkǎliùbiānxíng

帕斯卡六边形

[帕斯卡六邊形]

Pascal's hexagon

Sàiwǎsītuōbō'ěr

塞瓦斯托波尔

[塞瓦斯托波爾]

Sevastopol, port city on the Crimean Peninsula

Edípǔsīqíngjié

俄狄浦斯情结

[俄狄浦斯情結]

Oedipus complex

Dátèmáosī Xuéyuàn

达特茅斯学院

[達特茅斯學院]

Dartmouth College

pàsīkǎsānjiǎoxíng

帕斯卡三角形

[帕斯卡三角形]

Pascal's Triangle (math.)

Kēlì'àolánnàsī

科利奥兰纳斯

[科利奧蘭納斯]

Coriolanus, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚

Adísī Abèibā

阿迪斯阿贝巴

[阿迪斯阿貝巴]

Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia (Tw)

Mǎdájiāsījiā Dǎo

马达加斯加岛

[馬達加斯加島]

Madagascar

Chēlǐyǎbīnsīkè

车里雅宾斯克

[車里雅賓斯克]

Chelyabinsk town on the eastern flanks of Ural, on trans-Siberian railway

Lùyìsī'ānnàzhōu

路易斯安那州

[路易斯安那州]

Louisiana, US state

Sīpǔlínfēi'ěrdé

斯普林菲尔德

[斯普林菲爾德]

Springfield

Sītōnghēngzhìshílán

斯通亨治石栏

[斯通亨治石欄]

Stonehenge stone circle

Bùlǔmǔsībólǐ

布鲁姆斯伯里

[布魯姆斯伯里]

Bloomsbury, London district

Huòpǔjīnsī Dàxué

霍普金斯大学

[霍普金斯大學]

Johns Hopkins University

Lǐsītèshìgǎnjūn

李斯特氏杆菌

[李斯特氏桿菌]

listeria bacillus

Déléifúsī'ànjiàn

德雷福斯案件

[德雷福斯案件]

Dreyfus affair 1894-1906, notorious political scandal in France case involving antisemitism and miscarriage of justice

Bā'ěrshěfūsījī

巴尔舍夫斯基

[巴爾舍夫斯基]

(Charlene) Barshefsky, US trade negotiator

Shèngpānkèlēisī Zhàn

圣潘克勒斯站

[聖潘克勒斯站]

Saint Pancras (London railway station)

Bǐyàwéisītuōkè

比亚韦斯托克

[比亞韋斯托克]

Białystok, city in Poland

Kǎsīdìlìyàyǔ

卡斯蒂利亚语

[卡斯蒂利亞語]

Castilian Spanish

Bùláikèshǐmìsī

布莱克史密斯

[布萊克史密斯]

Blacksmith (name)

Xīgésībōsèzǐ

希格斯玻色子

[希格斯玻色子]

Higgs boson (particle physics)

Pàlāsài'ěrsūsī

帕拉塞尔苏斯

[帕拉塞爾蘇斯]

Paracelsus (1493–1541), Swiss physician, alchemist and philosopher, pioneer of toxicology and medical chemistry

Aòlànièsītǎdé

奥腊涅斯塔德

[奧臘涅斯塔德]

Oranjestad, capital of Aruba

Qiētèháosīxuéxiào

切特豪斯学校

[切特豪斯學校]

Charterhouse public school (UK)

Sīkāndìnàwéiyà

斯堪的纳维亚

[斯堪的納維亞]

Scandinavia

Sīlǐ Bājiāwāngǎng

斯里巴加湾港

[斯里巴加灣港]

Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei

Jiékè Sīluòfákè

捷克斯洛伐克

[捷克斯洛伐克]

Republic of Czechoslovakia (1918-1992)

Dálèisī Sàlāmǔ

达累斯萨拉姆

[達累斯薩拉姆]

Dar es Salaam (former capital of Tanzania)

Zhānmǔsī· Gēsīlín

詹姆斯·戈斯林

[詹姆斯·戈斯林]

see 詹姆斯·高斯林 ( Zhānmǔsī· Gāosīlín)

Yóulǐsī· Yīwénsī

尤里斯·伊文思

[尤里斯·伊文思]

Joris Ivens (1898-1989), Dutch documentary filmmaker and committed communist

Zhānmǔsī· Gēshìlín

詹姆斯·戈士林

[詹姆斯·戈士林]

see 詹姆斯·高斯林 ( Zhānmǔsī· Gāosīlín)

Zhānmǔsī· Qiáoyīsī

詹姆斯·乔伊斯

[詹姆斯·喬伊斯]

James Joyce (1882-1941), Irish modernist writer, author of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake

Mǎkèsī· Pǔlǎngkè

马克斯·普朗克

[馬克斯·普朗克]

Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist who first postulated quantization of energy

Fúlánxīsī· Péigēn

弗兰西斯·培根

[弗蘭西斯·培根]

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist

Shǐtífū· Jiǎbósī

史提夫·贾伯斯

[史提夫·賈伯斯]

Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.

Pàlìsī· Xī'ěrdùn

帕丽斯·希尔顿

[帕麗斯·希爾頓]

Paris Hilton

Lièfū Tuō'ěrsītài

列夫·托尔斯泰

[列夫·托爾斯泰]

Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910), Russian novelist

Luóbótè· Bó'ēnsī

罗伯特·伯恩斯

[羅伯特·伯恩斯]

Robert Burns (1759-1796), Scottish poet

Yuēsèfū· Sīdàlín

约瑟夫·斯大林

[約瑟夫·斯大林]

Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator

Zhānmǔsī· Gāosīlín

詹姆斯·高斯林

[詹姆斯·高斯林]

James Gosling (1955-), Canadian computer scientist, co-inventor of the Java programming language

Sītǎnfú· Láifóshì

斯坦福·莱佛士

[斯坦福·萊佛士]

Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore

Luó'ěrsī· Luóyīsī

罗尔斯·罗伊斯

[羅爾斯·羅伊斯]

Rolls-Royce (UK company)
also written 勞斯萊斯／劳斯莱斯 ( Láosī Láisī)

Huìtènī· Xiūsīdùn

惠特妮·休斯顿

[惠特妮·休斯頓]

Whitney Houston (1963-2012), American singer and actress

Kāngduōlìzhā· Làisī

康多莉扎·赖斯

[康多莉扎·賴斯]

Condoleezza Rice (1954-), US Secretary of State 2005-2009

Kèlǐsītīng· Bèi'ěr

克里斯汀·贝尔

[克里斯汀·貝爾]

Christian Bale (1974-), English actor

Shǐdìfū· Qiáobùsī

史蒂夫·乔布斯

[史蒂夫·喬布斯]

Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.

Gǔsītǎfū· Duōléi

古斯塔夫·多雷

[古斯塔夫·多雷]

Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor

Tuōmǎsī· Akuínà

托马斯·阿奎纳

[托馬斯·阿奎納]

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Italian Catholic priest in the Dominican Order, philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition

Nuòmǔ· Qiáomǔsījī

诺姆·乔姆斯基

[諾姆·喬姆斯基]

Noam Chomsky (American linguist and political activist)

Fǎlánxīsī· Péigēn

法兰西斯·培根

[法蘭西斯·培根]

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist

Chá'ěrsī· Dígēngsī

查尔斯·狄更斯

[查爾斯·狄更斯]

Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist

Jiālāpàgēsī Qúndǎo

加拉帕戈斯群岛

[加拉帕戈斯群島]

Galapagos Islands

Sīdàlíngélè Zhànyì

斯大林格勒战役

[斯大林格勒戰役]

Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the bloodiest battles in history, when the Germans failed to take Stalingrad, were then trapped and destroyed by Soviet forces

Jiālābāgēsī Qúndǎo

加拉巴哥斯群岛

[加拉巴哥斯群島]

Galapagos Islands

Chē'ěrníxuěfūsījī

车尔尼雪夫斯基

[車爾尼雪夫斯基]

Nikolai Chernyshevsky

Tuósītuǒyěfūsījī

陀思妥也夫斯基

[陀思妥也夫斯基]

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881), great Russian novelist, author of Crime and Punishment 罪與罰／罪与罚 ( Zuìyǔ Fá)
also written 陀思妥耶夫斯基 ( Tuósītuǒyēfūsījī)

Aòsīwēixīnjízhōngyíng

奥斯威辛集中营

[奧斯威辛集中營]

Auschwitz concentration camp

Yìndì'ānnàbōlìsī

印第安纳波利斯

[印第安納波利斯]

Indianapolis, Indiana

Wǎlìsīhé Fùtúnà

瓦利斯和富图纳

[瓦利斯和富圖納]

Wallis and Futuna (French island collectivity in the South Pacific)

Shèng'āndélièsī Duàncéng

圣安德列斯断层

[聖安德列斯斷層]

San Andreas Fault, California

Yīsīlán Shèngzhàn Zǔzhī

伊斯兰圣战组织

[伊斯蘭聖戰組織]

Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)

Bùyínuòsī Aìlìsī

布宜诺斯艾利斯

[布宜諾斯艾利斯]

Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina

Bùlāgēwéishēnsīkè

布拉戈维申斯克

[布拉戈維申斯克]

Blagoveshchensk, Russian city on the border with China, administrative center of Amur Oblast 阿穆爾州／阿穆尔州 ( Amù'ěr Zhōu)

Mǎ'ěrwéinàsī Qúndǎo

马尔维纳斯群岛

[馬爾維納斯群島]

Malvinas Islands (also known as Falkland Islands)

Tuósītuǒyēfūsījī

陀思妥耶夫斯基

[陀思妥耶夫斯基]

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881), great Russian novelist, author of Crime and Punishment 罪與罰／罪与罚 ( Zuìyǔ Fá)

Fúlādíwòsītuōkè

符拉迪沃斯托克

[符拉迪沃斯托克]

Vladivostok (Russian port city) (Chinese name: 海參崴／海参崴 ( Hǎishēnwǎi))

Bùlǐsītuō'ěr Hǎixiá

布里斯托尔海峡

[布里斯托爾海峽]

Bristol Channel in southwest England

Shèngjīcíhé Níwéisī

圣基茨和尼维斯

[聖基茨和尼維斯]

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Dà'āndìlièsī Qúndǎo

大安的列斯群岛

[大安的列斯群島]

the Greater Antilles, Caribbean island group including Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Jamaica and Puerto Rico

Sīpǔlātèlì Qúndǎo

斯普拉特利群岛

[斯普拉特利群島]

Spratly Islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam
same as 南沙群島／南沙群岛 ( Nānshā Qúndǎo)

Pǔ'ěrrèwǎ'ěrsījī

普尔热瓦尔斯基

[普爾熱瓦爾斯基]

Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski (1839-1888), Russian explorer who made four expeditions to Central Asian from 1870
abbr. to 普氏

Wēisīmǐnsītè Jiàotáng

威斯敏斯特教堂

[威斯敏斯特教堂]

Westminster Abbey, London

Zhòusīdùn Zhàndòu Xìtǒng

宙斯盾战斗系统

[宙斯盾戰鬥系統]

Aegis Combat System (weapons system developed for the US Navy)

Sītèfánnuòpǔluòsī

斯特凡诺普洛斯

[斯特凡諾普洛斯]

Stephanopoulos (e.g. former Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos)

Sīdàlíngélè Huìzhàn

斯大林格勒会战

[斯大林格勒會戰]

Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943)
also called 斯大林格勒戰役／斯大林格勒战役

Bōsīpǔlǔsī Hǎixiá

波斯普鲁斯海峡

[波斯普魯斯海峽]

the Bosphorus (strait)

Aòsītèluòfūsījī

奥斯特洛夫斯基

[奧斯特洛夫斯基]

Nikolai Ostrovsky (1904-1936), Soviet socialist realist writer
Alexander Ostrovsky (1823-1886), Russian playwright

Alāsījiāxuěqiāoquǎn

阿拉斯加雪橇犬

[阿拉斯加雪橇犬]

Alaskan malamute

mǎlāsījīnuòyīngtáo

马拉斯奇诺樱桃

[馬拉斯奇諾櫻桃]

maraschino cherry

Jīlǐbāsī Gònghéguó

基里巴斯共和国

[基里巴斯共和國]

Kiribati

Shèng'āndelièsī Duàncéng

圣安地列斯断层

[聖安地列斯斷層]

San Andreas Fault, California
also written 聖安德列斯斷層／圣安德列斯断层

Aò'ěrdésī Hèxūlí

奥尔德斯·赫胥黎

[奧爾德斯·赫胥黎]

Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), British novelist and author of "Brave New World" 美麗新世界／美丽新世界 ( Měilì Xīn Shìjiè)

Bùlánnī· Sīpí'ěrsī

布兰妮·斯皮尔斯

[布蘭妮·斯皮爾斯]

Britney Spears (1981-), US pop singer

Ajiāshā· Kèlǐsīdì

阿加莎·克里斯蒂

[阿加莎·克里斯蒂]

Agatha Christie

Fǎlánxīsī· Fěidínán

法兰西斯·斐迪南

[法蘭西斯·斐迪南]

Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir to the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I

Xiēluòkè· Fú'ěrmósī

歇洛克·福尔摩斯

[歇洛克·福爾摩斯]

Sherlock Holmes

Kǎsīdìlìyà· Lái'áng

卡斯蒂利亚·莱昂

[卡斯蒂利亞·萊昂]

Castilla-Leon, north Spanish province

Luóbótè· Fúluòsītè

罗伯特·佛洛斯特

[羅伯特·佛洛斯特]

Robert Frost (1874-1963), American poet

Mòníkǎ· Láiwēnsījī

莫尼卡·莱温斯基

[莫尼卡·萊溫斯基]

Monica Lewinsky (1973-), former White House intern

Yuēhàn· Huòjīnsī Dàxué

约翰·霍金斯大学

[約翰·霍金斯大學]

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Sīluòwénníyà Gònghéguó

斯洛文尼亚共和国

[斯洛文尼亞共和國]

Republic of Slovenia

Aěrhàngé'ěrsīkèzhōu

阿尔汉格尔斯克州

[阿爾漢格爾斯克州]

Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

Bālèsītǎn Jiěfàng Zǔzhī

巴勒斯坦解放组织

[巴勒斯坦解放組織]

Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

Sīwǎ'ěrbāhé Yángmǎyán

斯瓦尔巴和扬马延

[斯瓦爾巴和揚馬延]

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Zhōngguó Yīsīlánjiào Xiéhuì

中国伊斯兰教协会

[中國伊斯蘭教協會]

Chinese Patriotic Islamic Association

Méilǐsī Dáwò'ěrzúqū

梅里斯达斡尔族区

[梅里斯達斡爾族區]

Meilisi Daur district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

Kèlāsīnuòyà'ěrsīkè

克拉斯诺亚尔斯克

[克拉斯諾亞爾斯克]

Krasnoyarsk

Méilǐyàmǔ· Wéibósītè

梅里亚姆·韦伯斯特

[梅里亞姆·韋伯斯特]

Merriam-Webster (dictionary)

Fúluòlúndìnuò· Pèiléisī

弗洛伦蒂诺·佩雷斯

[弗洛倫蒂諾·佩雷斯]

Florentino Pérez (1947-), Spanish businessman and president of Real Madrid football club

Dàogélāsī· Màikè'āsè

道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟

[道格拉斯·麥克阿瑟]

General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war

Aī'ěrwéisī· Pǔléisīlì

埃尔维斯·普雷斯利

[埃爾維斯·普雷斯利]

Elvis Presley (1935-1977), US pop singer and film star

Dōng Tūjuésītǎn Jiěfàng Zǔzhī

东突厥斯坦解放组织

[東突厥斯坦解放組織]

East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Xinjiang dissident group

Tèkèsīhé Kǎikēsī Qúndǎo

特克斯和凯科斯群岛

[特克斯和凱科斯群島]

Turks and Caicos Islands

Aīwénhépàn Sītèlātèfú

埃文河畔斯特拉特福

[埃文河畔斯特拉特福]

Stratford-upon-Avon

Běiláiyīn· Wēisītèfǎlúnzhōu

北莱茵·威斯特法伦州

[北萊茵·威斯特法倫州]

Nordrhein-Westfalen, state of Germany

Gǔsītǎfū· Shītèléizémàn

古斯塔夫·施特雷泽曼

[古斯塔夫·施特雷澤曼]

Gustav Stresemann (Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic)

Tàitèsī· Andéluòníkèsī

泰特斯·安德洛尼克斯

[泰特斯·安德洛尼克斯]

Titus Andronicus, 1593 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚

Bōsīníyàhé Hēisàigēwéinà

波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那

[波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那]

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Shèngwénsēntèhé Gélínnàdīngsī

圣文森特和格林纳丁斯

[聖文森特和格林納丁斯]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Jiěfàng Bālèsītǎn Rénmín Zhènxiàn

解放巴勒斯坦人民阵线

[解放巴勒斯坦人民陣線]

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Bālèsītǎn Mínzú Quánlì Jīgòu

巴勒斯坦民族权力机构

[巴勒斯坦民族權力機構]

Palestinian National Authority

Dōng Tūjuésītǎn Yīsīlán Yùndòng

东突厥斯坦伊斯兰运动

[東突厥斯坦伊斯蘭運動]

East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)

Qiánguō'ěr Luósī Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn

前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县

[前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣]

Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin

Luóbótè· Lùyìsī· Sīdìwénsēn

罗伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森

[羅伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森]

Robert Louis Stevenson (novelist), author of Treasure Island 金銀島／金银岛 ( Jīnyín Dǎo)

Bōsīníyàhé Hēisàigēwéinà Gònghéguó

波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那共和国

[波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那共和國]

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1995), wartime predecessor of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina 波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那／波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那 ( Bōsīníyàhé Hēisàigēwéinà)

Lùyìsī· Yīnàxī'ào· Lúlā· Dáxí'ěrwǎ

路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦

[路易斯·伊納西奧·盧拉·達席爾瓦]

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the thirty-fifth president of Brazil
Lula