孟買

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
(Pinyin): Mèngmǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maang⁶ maai⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Mèngmǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄞˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Menqmae
  - IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ⁵¹ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maang⁶ maai⁵
  - Yale: maahng máaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maang⁶ maai⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: mang⁶ mai⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑːŋ²² mɑːi̯¹³/

Proper noun

孟買

Mumbai; Bombay (large city in India)

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