孟美

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (孟美)		孟	美
simp. ^#(孟美)		孟	美

Etymology

From some Indian language, cf. Marathi मुंबई (mumbaī). Compare 孟加拉 (Mèngjiālā, “Bengal”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Mèngměi

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄟˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Mèngměi
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Mèngměi
  - Wade–Giles: Mêng⁴-mei³
  - Yale: Mèng-měi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Menqmeei
  - Palladius: Мэнмэй (Mɛnmɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

孟美

(obsolete) Bombay (Mumbai)

Synonyms

孟買／孟买 (Mèngmǎi)

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