斯摩棱斯克

sī mó léng sī kè

Smolensk (Russian city)

斯

sī

abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4]

摩

mó

to rub

棱

léng

arris; edge

斯

sī

abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4]

克

kè

variant of 剋|克[ke4]

sī (斯) + mó (摩) + léng (棱) + sī (斯) + kè (克) = Smolensk

斯摩棱斯克 is a phonetic transliteration of 'Smolensk,' a historic Russian city. Each character was chosen to approximate the sounds sī-mó-léng-sī-kè, with no intended meaning — the characters are purely sound containers.

斯摩棱斯克是俄罗斯的一座历史名城。

sī mó léng sī kè shì é luó sī de yī zuò lì shǐ míng chéng。

Smolensk is a famous historical city in Russia.

拿破仑曾经攻占过斯摩棱斯克。

ná pò lún céng jīng gōng zhàn guò sī mó léng sī kè。

Napoleon once captured Smolensk.