Zion Williamson, everyone is familiar with it. One of the three giants at Duke University is considered to be the No. 1 pick as long as you participate in the draft this year. Of course, we have no doubt about Zion Williamson's strength, but there has always been a puzzle about Zion Williamson, that is, Zion Williamson's real Chinese name.
In the NBA, all major superstars have corresponding Chinese translations, such as LeBron James corresponding to LeBron James , which is no problem reading major dictionaries; but how should Zion Williamson translate? I have heard a lot of versions about Zion Williamson translated by Zion Williamson - Zion Williamson, Zion Williamson, and Sion Williams. Which one is the most accurate?
First of all, regarding the second half of Zion Williamson, Williamson, in terms of pure transliteration, the correct translation of Williamson seems to read more like "Williamson"; but it is not.
According to the translation annotation in the "HTM3 World Name Translation Dictionary " published by China Foreign Translation Press, " Williamson " is an accurate translation method. The pronunciation of in English and Portuguese is basically no ambiguity; and, like the former jazz player Deron Williams, who is familiar to us, the second half of his English name, Williams, is actually "Williams" in the "World Name Translation Dictionary" and is read in English, German, Portuguese and Swedish, advocating the weakening of the pronunciation of "m" in English, so it is called Deron Williams.
Secondly, about the first half of Zion Williamson - Zion, don't think it's short, it is actually more complicated, so I'll talk about it later. The translation method of
Zion in the "World Name Translation Dictionary" is different in German and English. The German translation is "Zion" and the English pronounces "Zion"; considering that Zion Williamson is an American university basketball player, it seems that the latter one is more accurate.
However, as we are common sense, English starting with "Z" rarely produces the pronunciation starting with "C" in Chinese; and, in the "Dictionary of World Place Names Translation" published by China Foreign Translation Press, Zion was translated as "Zai En" again! Two translations from one publishing house! This confused us again!
is fine. We see another publisher - Business Press " English Name Translation Manual ", which reads Zion and Williamson's translation methods respectively. Together, we read "Zion Williamson".
So, what should I say in summary? It is more accurate to believe that there is more than to believe that there is nothing; it is better to believe that there is more than to believe that there is less. Zion Williamson is more accurate, after all, both publishing houses agreed unanimously. But it is also possible that the truth is in the hands of a few people, and it may be called " Zhain Williamson ".
Of course, now that NBA stars have become popular in Chinese fans' mouths, nicknames have become popular; recently I found that because Zion Williamson looks very much like the Fat Tiger in "Doraemon" in Japanese anime, many people have begun to call Zion Williamson "Fat Tiger". What do you think?
