孟買
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See also: 孟买
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (孟買) | 孟 | 買 | |
| simp. (孟买) | 孟 | 买 | |
Etymology
From some Indian language, cf. Marathi मुंबई (mumbaī). Compare 孟加拉 (Mèngjiālā, “Bengal”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): maang6 maai5
- Eastern Min (BUC): Mâing-mā̤
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Bēng-mái
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Mèngmǎi
- Wade–Giles: Mêng4-mai3
- Yale: Mèng-mǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Menqmae
- Palladius: Мэнмай (Mɛnmaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɤŋ⁵¹ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maang6 maai5
- Yale: maahng máaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: maang6 maai5
- Guangdong Romanization: mang6 mai5
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːŋ²² maːi̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Mâing-mā̤
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɛiŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ mɛ³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bēng-mái
- Tâi-lô: Bīng-mái
- Phofsit Daibuun: bexngmae
- IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²²⁻²¹ mãi⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Proper noun
孟買
- Mumbai (a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)