华纳兄弟

Warner Bros is rendered as 华纳兄弟 (Huá nà xiōng dì). 华纳 is a phonetic approximation of 'Warner' and 兄弟 is a direct translation of 'Bros' (Brothers). This mixed approach — phonetic for the proper name, semantic for the generic word — is common in Chinese brand naming.

Character-by-character pronunciation

华纳兄弟 uses 4 characters to represent the brand name in Chinese. Each character contributes to the phonetic or semantic rendering.