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Quentin Tarantino by Gage Skidmore
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Quentin Tarantino
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Jeff Balke
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昆丁

Kūndīng
proper noun #36,711

Meanings

  1. 1 Quentin (English given name, transliteration)
  2. 2 Quentin Tarantino (American film director)

About Quentin Tarantino

born 1963 · 导演 director

American film director of 低俗小说 (Pulp Fiction) and 杀死比尔 (Kill Bill), known for jumbled timelines, long sharp dialogue and stylised violence.

Also called  昆汀·塔伦蒂诺、 昆汀、 昆汀·塔伦提诺、 昆顿·塔伦天奴

Examples

HSK 7-9
昆丁的新片下个月上映。
Kūndīng de xīnpiàn xià ge yuè shàngyìng.
Quentin's new film comes out next month.
HSK 7-9
他是个铁杆昆丁迷，每部电影都看过好几遍。
Tā shì ge tiěgǎn Kūndīng mí, měi bù diànyǐng dōu kàn guo hǎojǐ biàn.
He's a hardcore Tarantino fan and has seen every one of his films several times.

Tips

usage
For Tarantino, mainland film media mostly write 昆汀. 昆丁 also names other Quentins, such as Quentin Compson in the Chinese translation of Faulkner's 喧哗与骚动 (The Sound and the Fury).

In Pop Culture

昆汀·塔伦蒂诺 Kūn tīng · Tǎlún dì nuò
Quentin Tarantino
American director of Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, etc. - Chinese cinephiles routinely shorten the name to just 昆丁/昆汀, e.g. 昆丁电影 'a Tarantino movie'.

Stroke Order

昆 kūn
丁 dīng