The Chinglish Game

A linguistic game based on the Chinese pronunciation of English names

In this simple and fun game perfect for road trips, you and your friends might hear the Chinese pronunciation of some famous American movie star's name. You need to then guess the American movie star. Don't worry. The Chinese pronunciation is usually quite similar to the English pronunciation, but to make things slightly easier, I have provided a few hints for each recording.

Here's an example:

The voice says, "Tang mu han ke si."

You need to listen carefully.

If you are smart, you would then guess, "Tom Hanks!"

Here's another:

The voice says, "Yin di an na bo li si."

Can you guess it?

No? Here's a hint: the category is geography.

Still no? The answer starts with "In"

Still no? The answer ends with "is"

The answer, of course, is "Indianapolis."

Good luck!