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  <p>Is 嘉馬電腦 a normal-sounding brand name to Chinese-speakers?</p>
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<p>Yes, while I do not know this brand, it sounds like the kind of names a native would have made. You want your computer to run fast, like an auspicious horse, presumably.</p>

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  <p>Is this a reasonable translation?</p>
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<p>No, because it would be difficult to make out what is the original Chinese. For proper nouns, it is probably best to use a romanization (e.g. pinyin) along with original characters in Chinese. </p>

<p>I would translate it to "Jia Ma Computer (嘉馬電腦)", or if the meaning is important, "嘉馬電腦 (lit. The Auspicious Horse Computer)"</p>

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2018-04-19T13:05:40.217Z
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<p>From what I can tell, 嘉馬電腦 means <em>The Auspicious Horse Computer</em>. Is this a reasonable translation? Is 嘉馬電腦 a normal-sounding brand name to Chinese-speakers?</p>

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2018-02-09T12:36:28.840Z
嘉 is more like excellent or first-rate than auspicious.
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Taiwanese brand of computers called 嘉馬電腦
# Taiwanese brand of computers called 嘉馬電腦

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-09)

From what I can tell, 嘉馬電腦 means *The Auspicious Horse Computer*. Is this a reasonable translation? Is 嘉馬電腦 a normal-sounding brand name to Chinese-speakers?

[![嘉馬電腦](https://i.sstatic.net/LVnx0.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/LVnx0.jpg)
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 嘉 is more like excellent or first-rate than auspicious.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-04-19. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

> Is 嘉馬電腦 a normal-sounding brand name to Chinese-speakers?

Yes, while I do not know this brand, it sounds like the kind of names a native would have made. You want your computer to run fast, like an auspicious horse, presumably.

> Is this a reasonable translation?

No, because it would be difficult to make out what is the original Chinese. For proper nouns, it is probably best to use a romanization (e.g. pinyin) along with original characters in Chinese.

I would translate it to "Jia Ma Computer (嘉馬電腦)", or if the meaning is important, "嘉馬電腦 (lit. The Auspicious Horse Computer)"


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