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墨爾本

墨爾本

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (墨爾本)		墨	爾	本
simp. (墨尔本)		墨	尔	本

Proper noun

墨爾本

Melbourne

Synonyms

(humorous) 貓本／猫本 (Māoběn)

Derived terms

墨爾本人／墨尔本人 (Mò'ěrběnrén)

Etymology

Borrowing from English Melbourne.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Mò'ěrběn

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄦˇ ㄅㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶ ji⁵ bun²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Mò'ěrběn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄦˇ ㄅㄣˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Moheelbeen
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mak⁶ ji⁵ bun²
  - Yale: mahk yíh bún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹ ji⁵ bun²
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚² jiː¹³ puːn³⁵/