明尼蘇達

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (明尼蘇達)		明	尼	蘇	達
simp. (明尼苏达)		明	尼	苏	达

Etymology

From English Minnesota, from Lakota mní sóta (literally “cloudy water”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Míngnísūdá

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄙㄨ ㄉㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ nei⁴ sou¹ daat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Míngnísūdá
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄙㄨ ㄉㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Míngnísudá
    • Wade–Giles: Ming²-ni²-su¹-ta²
    • Yale: Míng-ní-sū-dá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mingnisudar
    • Palladius: Миннисуда (Minnisuda)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ni³⁵ su⁵⁵ tä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ nei⁴ sou¹ daat⁶
    • Yale: mìhng nèih sōu daaht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ nei⁴ sou¹ daat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ néi⁴ sou¹ dad⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ nei̯²¹ sou̯⁵⁵ taːt̚²/

Proper noun

明尼蘇達

2. (～州) Minnesota (a state of the United States; capital: Saint Paul; largest city: Minneapolis)

Derived terms

• 明尼蘇達碼／明尼苏达码 (Míngnísūdá-mǎ)

 

Related terms

• 明尼阿波利斯 (Míngní'ābōlìsī, “Minneapolis”)