路易斯

Mandarin · pinyin Lù yì sī

Meanings

  1. (name) Louis; Lewis; Luis
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路
lù · road, path, street; journey
易
yì · change; easy
斯
sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
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4–4–1 · Lu4 yi4 si1

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name

  1. a transliteration of the English or German male given name Louis or Lewis
  2. a transliteration of the Portuguese or Spanish male given name Luiz
  3. a transliteration of the Spanish or English male given name Luis
  4. a transliteration of the Portuguese male given name Luís

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