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艾洛 (aì lùo)
The pinyin here is misspelled. 艾洛 is romanized as Ài Luò, not “aì lùo.”
Full reasoning
The Chinese characters 艾洛 are correctly given, but the pinyin in parentheses is not.
Authoritative dictionary entries list:
- 艾 as ai4
- 洛 as luo4
Under standard Hanyu Pinyin tone-mark rules, these become ài and luò. A reference page on pinyin spelling explains that tone marks are placed on the vowel letter, and for syllables with a medial like uo, the tone mark goes on the following vowel—so luo4 becomes luò, not lùo. Likewise, ai4 is written ài, not aì.
So the correct romanization of 艾洛 is Ài Luò.
3 sources
- 艾 - Chinese Character Detail Page
Written Chinese Dictionary "艾" Character Details ... Pinyin ... ai4
- 洛 - Chinese Character Detail Page
Written Chinese Dictionary "洛" Character Details ... Pinyin ... luo4
- Hanyu Pinyin for Mandarin Speakers: Spelling Rules
The tone mark is always on the vowel letter... If the first vowel letter is a medial, namely, "i", "u", or "ü", the tone mark is on the vowel letter immediately following the medial.