明尼阿波利斯
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (明尼阿波利斯) | 明 | 尼 | 阿 | 波 | 利 | 斯 | |
| simp. #(明尼阿波利斯) | 明 | 尼 | 阿 | 波 | 利 | 斯 | |
Etymology
From English Minneapolis, from Dakota mini (“water”) + Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): Míngní'ābōlìsī
- (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄚ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧˋ ㄙ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ming4 nei4 aa3 bo1 lei6 si1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Míngní'ābōlìsī
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄚ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧˋ ㄙ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Míngní-abolìsih
- Wade–Giles: Ming2-ni2-a1-po1-li4-ssŭ1
- Yale: Míng-ní-ā-bwō-lì-sz̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mingniabolihsy
- Palladius: Минниаболисы (Minniabolisy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /miŋ³⁵ ni³⁵ ˀä⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ming4 nei4 aa3 bo1 lei6 si1
- Yale: mìhng nèih a bō leih sī
- Cantonese Pinyin: ming4 nei4 aa3 bo1 lei6 si1
- Guangdong Romanization: ming4 néi4 a3 bo1 léi6 xi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɪŋ²¹ nei̯²¹ aː³³ pɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²² siː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
明尼阿波利斯
- (Mainland China, Hong Kong) Minneapolis (the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County)