🤯 Chinese Translations Of Common English Names

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Speaker 1 (00:01):
And Amanda gam Nation.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
Well, if you're thinking of traveling to China anytime soon,
my brother's there.

Speaker 1 (00:07):
At the moment, is he what's he doing there in
Shanghai on a holiday? I hope? So he just said,
in Shanghai send money.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
Are you sure it was your brother?

Speaker 1 (00:18):
It's my brother, but I don't know. You know, like
you do? You want to get a late night text
from my brother?

Speaker 2 (00:24):
You know those are scams that those things were there,
say i've lost my phone, use this number?

Speaker 1 (00:29):
Hey mom, No, that's my actual brother. That's what he's
always into me for stuff. Okay, but he's good.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
Well, what's your brother's name?

Speaker 1 (00:36):
Matthew? Matthew.

Speaker 2 (00:37):
He's not on the list I've got here. But if
you think of traveling to China, you should know that
your name might mean something else in Chinese.

Speaker 3 (00:46):
Some English name has a terrible meanings in Chinese. See
if your name is among them. Number one sounds like
a fan in Chinese means still bid.

Speaker 2 (00:59):
So in Chinese has a word that sounds like stupid.
Don't you hear the others on the list?

Speaker 1 (01:05):
Emma get scolded, well from water or from being in trouble.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
No, not scolded, scolded If your name is Bruce, it
sounds like a word that means I'd rather die that's terrible,
So Bruce willis I'd rather die hard. It all makes sense.
If your name is Kenny, it sounds like a word
that means cheat. You cheat, you cheat, You'll cheat on you,

(01:34):
or he'll cheat you. Either way, Kenny's not good.

Speaker 1 (01:38):
Don't go to crazy Ken's discount bargains.

Speaker 2 (01:40):
Well, I think you know that anywhere before. He's not
on the list. Nicole, Now, Nicole, kidman, if you're going
to go to China, the word the name Nicole sounds
like a word that says you're stingy. Nicholas means or
sounds like a word that means you can take a dump.

Speaker 1 (01:59):
Okay.

Speaker 2 (02:01):
If your name's Andrew, my pig, my pig, and Evans
love to smell Pooh.

Speaker 1 (02:11):
So this is your traveling Amanda.

Speaker 2 (02:14):
No, No, this is the this is the list of
these ones. Not every name.

Speaker 1 (02:18):
Doesn't Amanda mean worthy to be loved?

Speaker 2 (02:20):
I'll stop it.

Speaker 1 (02:21):
Yes it does, but that's it. That's if you're listening.

Speaker 2 (02:24):
That's very worthy.

Speaker 1 (02:25):
Robert, that's weirder.

Speaker 4 (02:27):
He's not even in the right insurance bracket at least
my crush is in an appropriate.

Speaker 2 (02:33):
Rush, as if she's a crush my fantasy.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
She's younger than your kids. My kids are ancient and
my daughters come you so are you?

Speaker 2 (02:47):
Doesn't make it less weird. Look there's Robert in his
underpants holding you, go Anna. What am I supposed to do?

Speaker 4 (02:53):
I think you're a bigger weirder than me. And they're
Sydney sweating on a jet ski and she can afford it.

Speaker 2 (03:00):
Yet I think Robert can afford to go Anna, don't you.

Speaker 1 (03:05):
He's got a zoo mom and dad just inherited all that.
He's probably not into it. He don't say that he's
into it.

Speaker 4 (03:13):
You know.

Speaker 2 (03:15):
He is as a life warrior, just because he's Who's jelly,
who's a little.

Speaker 1 (03:23):
Us along with the business. It's the family business.

Speaker 4 (03:25):
Who's a little If he was in a printing business,
he'd be at the printing press.

Speaker 1 (03:30):
Great, I could have been a trail bike rider or
something outside.

Speaker 2 (03:33):
Why are you dissing him?

Speaker 1 (03:34):
You're just very very jealous. I love the kid, I'm
not jealous.