马里奥 (Mǎlǐ'ào) · Mario (name)

Meanings

1 Mario (name)
2 Mario (Nintendo video game character)

About Mario

文学人物 fictional character

Nintendo's mustached plumber in a red cap and overalls, who jumps and stomps through the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Peach. Many Chinese players first met him in the game they call 《超级玛丽》.

Also called 马力欧、玛利欧

Characters

inside; phonetic 'li'

奥

ào

profound; Olympic; phonetic 'o'

Examples

HSK 7-9

马里奥是任天堂最著名的游戏角色之一。

Mǎlǐ'ào shì Rèntiāntáng zuì zhùmíng de yóuxì juésè zhīyī.

Mario is one of Nintendo's most famous game characters.

Tips

culture

The old mainland name of the game, 超级玛丽, reads as 'Super Mary', since 玛丽 is the usual spelling of Mary. Hong Kong players call the game 孖宝兄弟 (maa¹ bou² hing¹ dai⁶), Cantonese for 'the twin-treasure brothers'.