巴黎水

Perrier is commonly known as 巴黎水 (Bā lí shuǐ) in Chinese, meaning 'Paris water'. While 巴黎水 is not a phonetic translation but a geographic-semantic nickname, it has become the dominant name in Chinese markets, positioning Perrier as the quintessentially Parisian sparkling water. The French brand was founded in 1863 in Vergèze, southern France.

Character-by-character pronunciation

巴黎水 uses 3 characters to represent the brand name in Chinese. Each character contributes to the phonetic or semantic rendering.