明尼亞波利斯

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (明尼亞波利斯)		明	尼	亞	波	利	斯
simp. (明尼亚波利斯)		明	尼	亚	波	利	斯

Etymology

From English Minneapolis, from Dakota mini (“water”) + Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Míngníyàbōlìsī, Míngníyǎbōlìsī

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄛㄌㄧˋ ㄙ, ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˇ ㄅㄛㄌㄧˋ ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ nei⁴ aa³ bo¹ lei⁶ si¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Míngníyàbōlìsī
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄛㄌㄧˋ ㄙ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Míngníyàbolìsih
  - Wade–Giles: Ming²-ni²-ya⁴-po¹-li⁴-ssŭ¹
  - Yale: Míng-ní-yà-bwō-lì-sz̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mingniyahbolihsy
  - Palladius: Миннияболисы (Minnijabolisy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ni³⁵ jä⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Míngníyǎbōlìsī
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˇ ㄅㄛㄌㄧˋ ㄙ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Míngníyǎbolìsih
  - Wade–Giles: Ming²-ni²-ya³-po¹-li⁴-ssŭ¹
  - Yale: Míng-ní-yǎ-bwō-lì-sz̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mingniyeabolihsy
  - Palladius: Миннияболисы (Minnijabolisy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ni³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
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/

Proper noun

明尼亞波利斯

(Taiwan) Minneapolis (the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County)

Synonyms

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) 明尼阿波利斯 (Míngní'ābōlìsī)

Related terms

明尼蘇達／明尼苏达 (Míngnísūdá, “Minnesota”)

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