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How do you say "mana" in Chinese?

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David Cook4 David Cook4 NewcomerOP
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#1 ·
Hey everyone, does anyone happen to know where I can find the Chinese alphabet online?
Or maybe someone knows the specific symbols used for MANA in Chinese?
I’d really appreciate the help.
Raymond Ortiz89 Raymond Ortiz89 Active Member
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#2 ·
It looks like we don't have any Chinese folks hanging out in this corner of the internet 😬
steelsurfer42 steelsurfer42 Member
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#3 ·
What kind of mana are we even talking about?
A Anonymous Veteran
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#4 ·
steelsurfer42 said:What kind of flaw?

just your typical 🤷
steelsurfer42 steelsurfer42 Member
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#5 ·
Anonymous said:just some 🤷

A "feature"?
Like Icelandic lichen?
Is this that weird stuff Israelis supposedly scavenged for in the desert?
Or maybe that blue mana stuff you see in fantasy video games? 😬
Or is it just some acronym, since they wrote it in all caps?

Once I actually get an answer, I'll just tell them I don't speak Chinese. 🤣
A Anonymous Veteran
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#6 ·
what if it wasn't a margarita 🤔
silentsailor5 silentsailor5 Member
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#7 ·
Emma E Ina E -> that means it spells out Manuel = mana, since the first two characters are M and A, followed by N and finally A

No kidding, you hit the nail on the head.
steelsurfer42 steelsurfer42 Member
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#8 ·
silentsailor5 said:Emma E Ina E -> which means it spells out Manuel = mana, since the first two letters are M, then comes A, followed by two Ns, and finally an A

No kidding, you hit the nail right on the head here.

😂
silentsailor5 silentsailor5 Member
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#9 ·
If you happen to know anyone with a command of the Chinese language, please check ☕

It is certainly 😛
steelsurfer42 steelsurfer42 Member
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#10 ·
silentsailor5 said:If you happen to know anyone who actually speaks Chinese, go check ☕

It’s definitely 😛

How on earth is Google not pulling up that word?
And seriously, isn't six characters way too long just to describe one single word? 😕
silentsailor5 silentsailor5 Member
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#11 ·
Certain characters in our alphabet—depending on which one you choose—can actually be represented by two different symbols in Chinese. This applies to letters like F, H, L, M, N, O, R, S, U, Y, or Z. Furthermore, some English letters possess even more than two distinct Chinese symbols. For instance, look at how X is rendered as 艾克斯 and W appears as 豆贝尔维.
steelsurfer42 steelsurfer42 Member
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#12 ·
silentsailor5 said:Certain characters (depending on which one you're looking at) can be represented by two different symbols in Chinese. It's like how we have letters like F, H, L, M, N, O, R, S, U, Y, or Z... except some English letters even have multiple ways to be written in Chinese. For instance: X (艾克斯) and W (豆贝尔维)

Wait, are you actually telling me the Chinese just grabbed random symbols to stand in for Latin letters?
I had absolutely no idea. 😕
silentsailor5 silentsailor5 Member
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#13 ·
That is precisely the case.
A Anonymous Veteran
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#14 ·
Mahmud INA Ei Ei 🤣

Google Translate 🤷
silentsailor5 silentsailor5 Member
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#15 ·
Huh? It looks like Google Translate is acting up again. I just checked, and it’s definitely broken.
David Cook4 David Cook4 NewcomerOP
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#16 ·
Just so I’m clear on what I’m looking for, Manuel = mana (nickname)
silentsailor5 silentsailor5 Member
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#17 ·
Exactly. Plus, if you try using a translator and select a path from an American dialect to Chinese versus English to Chinese, you’ll end up with completely different results. You really can't rely on it.

If you're searching for something specific that holds no real weight beyond those four letters, then my previous point stands.
steelsurfer42 steelsurfer42 Member
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#18 ·
I can't find any official data anywhere on which specific symbols are used to represent Latin letters. Can you actually point me to a source?
Anyway, I've been looking into it and it seems like the Chinese handle this kind of transliteration way more sophisticatedly. 😕
silentsailor5 silentsailor5 Member
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#19 ·
A ei
B bi
C xi
D di
E yi
F ai fu
G ji
H ai chi
I ai
J jie
K kai
L ai le
M ai ma
N ai na
O o
P pi
Q ji wu
R ai er
S ai si
T ti
U yi wu
V wei
W dou bei er wei
X yi ke si
Y wu ai
Z zei de

Here is the Chinese alphabet mapped to Latin letters. For those interested, please feel free to take a look.

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