Moody Russians

[Bob Dylan Thomas]

can anyone telll me how to transliterate Rakmaninov into Chinese?

i was telling my Chinese friend about the film "Shine", and although she loves classical music, she'd never heard of 拉克马尼诺夫 (which is what i guessed it should be).

But how else can it be translated? Or is Rakmaninov simply not very well known in China? I mean, 柴科夫斯基 is a household name, so it seems a bit strange.

[skylee]

Take a look at this. Looks like common transliterations of the name include ->

拉赫曼尼諾夫

拉赫瑪尼諾夫

拉赫曼尼洛夫

拉克曼尼諾夫

If you say you are a 柴可/科夫 this evening, it means you are going to drive your friend/friends/girlfriend(s) home (as a 司機).