Evian in Chinese
依云
Yī yún
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Evian is phonetically rendered as 依云 (Yī yún) in Chinese. 依 means 'to depend on/lean against' and 云 means 'cloud'. Together 'resting on clouds' creates a poetic, pure image perfectly suited for a premium mineral water brand. Evian comes from the French town Évian-les-Bains on Lake Geneva. The brand is positioned as a luxury water in Chinese markets.
Character-by-character pronunciation
依Yī
云yún
依云 uses 2 characters to represent the brand name in Chinese. Each character contributes to the phonetic or semantic rendering.
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