DreamWorks in Chinese
梦工厂
Mèng gōng chǎng
EntertainmentNaming strategySemantic translation
DreamWorks Animation is translated as 梦工厂 (Mèng gōng chǎng) in Chinese. 梦 means 'dream' and 工厂 means 'factory'. Together 'dream factory' is a perfect semantic translation — both an accurate rendering and a magical description of an animation studio. DreamWorks was co-founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen in 1994 and is known for Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and Madagascar.
Character-by-character pronunciation
梦Mèng
工gōng
厂chǎng
梦工厂 uses 3 characters to represent the brand name in Chinese. Each character contributes to the phonetic or semantic rendering.
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