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

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• 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

1. (obsolete) Bombay (Mumbai)

Synonyms

• 孟買／孟买 (Mèngmǎi)