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What do the chinese characters 艾米莉 mean in English?

The Chinese characters 艾米莉 (Aì Mǐ Lì) are actually the pinyin transliteration of the English name Emily.

They don't have a direct meaning in Chinese, just like how "Emily" doesn't have a direct meaning in English.

However, the individual characters do have meanings:

* 艾 (Aì) means "love" or "kind".

* 米 (Mǐ) means "rice".

* 莉 (Lì) means "lily" or "jasmine".

It's common for Chinese people to use pinyin transliterations of foreign names. They often choose characters that sound similar to the name and may have positive meanings.

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