飞利浦

Philips is phonetically rendered as 飞利浦 (Fēi lì pǔ) in Chinese. 飞 means 'to fly', 利 means 'sharp/profitable', and 浦 means 'riverside/shore'. The combination has an adventurous, forward-moving quality. The Dutch electronics giant has operated in China under this name for decades.

Character-by-character pronunciation

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