玛氏

Mars (confectionery company) is rendered as 玛氏 (Mǎ shì) in Chinese. 玛 is a phonetic syllable often used in transliterating foreign names, and 氏 means 'clan/family'. The combination reads as 'the Mars family/clan'. Mars Inc. produces Snickers, M&M's, Twix, Milky Way, and many other candy bars, as well as pet food brands like Pedigree and Whiskas.

Character-by-character pronunciation

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