万豪

Marriott is rendered as 万豪 (Wàn háo) in Chinese — meaning 'ten thousand heroes' or 'myriad excellence'. 万 means 'ten thousand/myriad' and 豪 means 'heroic/grand/luxurious'. This auspicious name was deliberately chosen to project grandeur, and is one of the most successful hotel brand translations.

Character-by-character pronunciation

万豪 uses 2 characters to represent the brand name in Chinese. Each character contributes to the phonetic or semantic rendering.