On Xana's Chinese name

[Beikoku no rikugun offline]

In the (Now banned) Chinese version of Code Lyoko, there are always subtitles that show what the characters are saying. This is probably because Chinese is a very vague language with lots of homonyms. In these subtitles, "Xana" is written with this symbol:






The first half is "Shan" pronounced with a high pitched voice. When "Shan" is pronounced with a high pitched voice, it menas "Mountain". The second half is "na", pronounced with a rising pitch in the voice. This word can mean take, hold in the hand, capture, or arrest. So Xana's Chinese name is "Shan-na" with the "Shan" pronounced with a high pitch and the "na" pronounced with a rising pitch. Also, I noticed in the videos of the Chinese version that they call Yumi "Yaomei", which could mean "want beauty", if said with the voice pitch. It also seems that the last character in Jeremy's name is ming wit a rising pitch, which means "bright". PLEASE COMMENT.

[Mewberries151]

In the (Now banned) Chinese version of Code Lyoko, there are always subtitles that show what the characters are saying. This is probably because Chinese is a very vague language with lots of homonyms. In these subtitles, "Xana" is written with this symbol:






The first half is "Shan" pronounced with a high pitched voice. When "Shan" is pronounced with a high pitched voice, it menas "Mountain". The second half is "na", pronounced with a rising pitch in the voice. This word can mean take, hold in the hand, capture, or arrest. So Xana's Chinese name is "Shan-na" with the "Shan" pronounced with a high pitch and the "na" pronounced with a rising pitch. Also, I noticed in the videos of the Chinese version that they call Yumi "Yaomei", which could mean "want beauty", if said with the voice pitch. It also seems that the last character in Jeremy's name is ming wit a rising pitch, which means "bright". PLEASE COMMENT.

^^; Unfortunately, we already have several threads that discuss the Chinese, and other foreign dubs, of Code Lyoko. (See here, here, here, and here.)

This particular topic has also already been covered a few times:

Odd
Mainland: 陈迪 chén dí, pronounced "chen dee" (somewhat common Chinese name, after a sailor)
Hong Kong / Macao: 阿奇 ā qí (literally, weird/strange/odd, transliterated from English word "odd")

Ulrich
Mainland: 李奇 lǐ qí, pronounced "leechee," like the fruit (also somewhat common Chinese name)
Hong Kong / Macao: 治狼 zhì láng, pronounced "shee long" (literally, "wolf ruler," transliterated from German name Ulrich)

Yumi
Mainland: 尤慧子 yóu huì zǐ, pronounced "yo hway zuh" (could be said to have a meaning of "very intelligent")
Hong Kong / Macao: 尤美 yóu měi, pronounced "yow may" (Transliteration of Japanese name Yumi)

Jeremie/Jeremy
Mainland: 任杰 rèn jié, pronounced "ren jee-uh" (could be said to have a meaning of "responsible hero")
Hong Kong / Macao: 杰里明 / 傑理明 jié lǐ míng, pronounced "jeh lee min" (Transliteration of English name Jeremy)

Aelita
Mainland: 董美娃 dǒng měi wá, pronounced "dong may wah" (could be said to have a meaning of "beautiful doll")
Hong Kong / Macao: 亚烈达 / 亞烈達 yà liè dá, pronounced "ya lee da" (kind of an ugly/weird name)

William
Mainland: 小威 xiǎo wēi, pronounced "shaow way" (could be said to have a meaning of "powerful child")
Hong Kong / Macao: 威廉 wēi lián, pronounced "way li an" (Official transliteration of English name William).

Please make sure that you use the forum search feature (located in the top right of the forum page), and check the backlogs before creating a new thread, in order to avoid duplicates like this. ^^; Thanks.

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