Usage of the character 尼

Lumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼／释迦牟尼 ( Shìjiāmóuní) founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼／岚毗尼 ( Lánpíní), 臘伐尼／腊伐尼 ( Làfání), 林微尼 ( Línwēiní))

Nímùxiàn

尼木县

[尼木縣]

Nyêmo county, Tibetan: Snye mo rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩／拉萨 ( Lāsà), Tibet

tuóluóní

陀罗尼

[陀羅尼]

incantation (Sanskrit: dharani)
religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil)

kǎnídīng

卡尼丁

[卡尼丁]

carnitine (loanword) (biochemistry)

Shèngdànní

圣但尼

[聖但尼]

St Denis or St Dennis

Hǎinígēn

海尼根

[海尼根]

Heineken (Dutch brewing company)
see also 喜力 ( Xǐlì)

Dānní'ěr

丹尼尔

[丹尼爾]

Daniel (name)

Níyǎ Hé

尼雅河

[尼雅河]

Niya River in south Xinjiang

Nímǐzī

尼米兹

[尼米茲]

Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966), US admiral

Amǎní

阿玛尼

[阿瑪尼]

Armani (fashion designer)

Nímǎxiàn

尼玛县

[尼瑪縣]

Nyima county, Tibetan: Nyi ma rdzong in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區／那曲地区 ( Nàqǔdìqū), central Tibet

Xīwànní

西万尼

[西萬尼]

Silvaner (grape type)

Díshìní

迪士尼

[迪士尼]

Disney (company name, surname)
Walt Disney (1901-1966), American animator and film producer

Dānnísī

丹尼斯

[丹尼斯]

Dennis (name)

Dìfúní

蒂芙尼

[蒂芙尼]

Tiffany & Co. (US luxury jewelry retailer)

Gēbáiní

哥白尼

[哥白尼]

Mikolaj Kopernik or Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), Polish astronomer, mathematician and polymath

Jílāní

吉拉尼

[吉拉尼]

Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani (1952-), Pakistan People's Party politician, prime minister 2008-2012

Níkèsēn

尼克森

[尼克森]

Nixon (name)
Richard M Nixon (1913-1994), US president 1969-1974

Mǎtiānní

马天尼

[馬天尼]

Martini

Dáníyà

达尼亚

[達尼亞]

Dania, Tania etc

Mǎkění

马可尼

[馬可尼]

Marconi, UK electronics company

Níyàměi

尼亚美

[尼亞美]

Niamey, capital of Niger

mǎdīngní

马丁尼

[馬丁尼]

martini (loanword)

Kěnníyà

肯尼亚

[肯尼亞]

Kenya

Nísànyuè

尼散月

[尼散月]

Nisan, the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar

Mòluòní

莫洛尼

[莫洛尼]

Moroni, capital of Comoros (Tw)

Zhuóní Xiàn

卓尼县

[卓尼縣]

Jonê or Zhuoni County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州 ( Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Gansu

Níluó Hé

尼罗河

[尼羅河]

Nile (river)

Lā Nínà

拉尼娜

[拉尼娜]

La Niña, equatorial climatic variation over the Eastern Pacific, as opposed to El Niño 厄爾尼諾／厄尔尼诺

Féiníjī

腓尼基

[腓尼基]

Phoenicia, ancient civilization along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea

Nírì'ěr

尼日尔

[尼日爾]

Niger (African state)
Niger River, West Africa

Kěnnídí

肯尼迪

[肯尼迪]

Kennedy (name)
J.F. Kennedy (1917-1963), US Democrat politician, president 1961-1963

Nídélán

尼德兰

[尼德蘭]

the Netherlands

Móníjiào

摩尼教

[摩尼教]

Manichaeism

Kǎxīní

卡西尼

[卡西尼]

Cassini (proper name)

nítèzú

尼特族

[尼特族]

(Tw) (neologism c. 2007) young person who is not studying, working or being trained for work (loanword from NEET: not in education, employment or training)

Yīnítè

伊尼特

[伊尼特]

Virgil's Aeneid (epic about the foundation of Rome)

bùlǎngní

布朗尼

[布朗尼]

brownie (pastry) (loanword)

wéinílún

维尼纶

[維尼綸]

see 維綸／维纶 (wéilún)

Lāníyà

拉尼娅

[拉尼婭]

Rania (name)

Kǎiní'ēn

凯尼恩

[凱尼恩]

(name) Kenyon; Canyon

Dànníshēng

但尼生

[但尼生]

Tennyson (name)
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809-1892), English poet

Níkèsōng

尼克松

[尼克松]

Richard Nixon (1913-1994), US president 1969-1974
surname Nixon

Liúníwāng

留尼汪

[留尼汪]

Réunion (island in Indian Ocean, a French overseas department)

Wēinísī

威尼斯

[威尼斯]

Venice
Venezia

fēntàiní

芬太尼

[芬太尼]

fentanyl (loanword)

Bùlúnní

布伦尼

[布倫尼]

Brønnøysund (city in Nordland, Norway)

Xīdéní

西德尼

[西德尼]

Sidney or Sydney (name)

nígǔdīng

尼古丁

[尼古丁]

nicotine (loanword)

pàníní

帕尼尼

[帕尼尼]

(loanword) panini

Xídéní

席德尼

[席德尼]

Sidney or Sydney (name)

bǐjīní

比基尼

[比基尼]

bikini (loanword)

fēntǎnní

吩坦尼

[吩坦尼]

fentanyl (loanword) (Tw)

Mòluóní

莫罗尼

[莫羅尼]

Moroni, capital of Comoros

Bùláiní

布莱尼

[布萊尼]

Bryne (City in Rogaland, Norway)

Mǎnílā

马尼拉

[馬尼拉]

Manila, capital of Philippines

Wéiníxióng

维尼熊

[維尼熊]

Winnie the Pooh

Běnnídí

本尼迪

[本尼迪]

Benedictus

Andōngní

安东尼

[安東尼]

Anthony (name)

Hānízú

哈尼族

[哈尼族]

Hani ethnic group

Xīdéní

悉德尼

[悉德尼]

Sidney or Sydney (name)

liǎnjīní

脸基尼

[臉基尼]

facekini

Kǎxiānní

卡仙尼

[卡仙尼]

Cassini space probe

Xùnnípài

逊尼派

[遜尼派]

Sunni sect (of Islam)

Nílèkè

尼勒克

[尼勒克]

Nilka County or Nilqa nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Yōuníkē

优尼科

[優尼科]

Unocal (US oil company)

Yìnnídùn

印尼盾

[印尼盾]

Indonesian rupiah

Níbó'ěr

尼泊尔

[尼泊爾]

Nepal

nígéluó

尼格罗

[尼格羅]

negro (loanword)

Mùníhēi

慕尼黑

[慕尼黑]

München or Munich, capital of Bavaria, Germany

ānílín

阿尼林

[阿尼林]

(chemistry) aniline (loanword)

Ní'ěrsēn

尼尔森

[尼爾森]

Nielsen or Nelson (name)

qíntōngní

琴通尼

[琴通尼]

(Tw) gin and tonic

Ní'ěrxùn

尼尔逊

[尼爾遜]

Nelson or Nillson (name)
Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), British naval hero

nánjīní

男基尼

[男基尼]

mankini (loanword)

Pǔqìní

普契尼

[普契尼]

Puccini

bǐqiūní

比丘尼

[比丘尼]

Buddhist nun (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksuni")

Bó'ěrní

伯尔尼

[伯爾尼]

Bern, capital of Switzerland

Tūnísī

突尼斯

[突尼斯]

Tunisia
Tunis, capital of Tunisia

Jínísī

吉尼斯

[吉尼斯]

Guinness (name)

Yìnníyǔ

印尼语

[印尼語]

Indonesian language

Xuānníshī

轩尼诗

[軒尼詩]

Hennessy (cognac)

Nímǐzī Hào

尼米兹号

[尼米茲號]

Nimitz class, US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, 8 in commission since 1975

Kēnísībǎo

柯尼斯堡

[柯尼斯堡]

Königsberg, Baltic port city, capital of East Prussia (until WWII)

Tǎnshàngníyà

坦尚尼亚

[坦尚尼亞]

Tanzania (Tw)

Nírì'ěr Hé

尼日尔河

[尼日爾河]

Niger River of West Africa

Agéní Dí

阿格尼迪

[阿格尼迪]

Agnus Dei (section of Catholic mass)

Yēgēníyǎ

耶哥尼雅

[耶哥尼雅]

Jechoniah or Jeconiah (son of Josiah)

Bōsīníyà

波斯尼亚

[波斯尼亞]

Bosnia

pánníxīlín

盘尼西林

[盤尼西林]

penicillin (loanword)

Míngnísūdá

明尼苏达

[明尼蘇達]

Minnesota, USA

Xīsītǎní

西斯塔尼

[西斯塔尼]

Sistani (name of a prominent Iraqi Ayatollah)

Xiǎoxióng Wéiní

小熊维尼

[小熊維尼]

Winnie-the-Pooh (bear character in children's stories by A. A. Milne adapted by Disney)

Shǐpǔníkè

史普尼克

[史普尼克]

Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite
also written 斯普特尼克

Aò'ěrbāní

奥尔巴尼

[奧爾巴尼]

Albany, New York

Gélínnízhì

格林尼治

[格林尼治]

Greenwich (former location of Greenwich observatory, at zero longitude)
refers to Greenwich mean time

Níxīmǐ Jì

尼希米记

[尼希米記]

Book of Nehemiah

Bōshìníyà

波士尼亚

[波士尼亞]

Bosnia (Tw)

Luómǎníyà

罗马尼亚

[羅馬尼亞]

Romania

Héní'ālā

荷尼阿拉

[荷尼阿拉]

Honiara, capital of Solomon Islands (Tw)

Géluózīní

格罗兹尼

[格羅茲尼]

Grozny, capital of Chechen Republic, Russia

Nílèkè Xiàn

尼勒克县

[尼勒克縣]

Nilka County or Nilqa nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Zhūlìyàní

朱利亚尼

[朱利亞尼]

Giuliani (name)
Rudolph W (Rudy) Giuliani (1944-), US Republican politician, Mayor of New York City 1994-2001

Nígǔxīyà

尼古西亚

[尼古西亞]

Nicosia, capital of Cyprus (Tw)

Shǐwǎdìní

史瓦帝尼

[史瓦帝尼]

(Tw) Eswatini

Bìní'àofū

毕尼奥夫

[畢尼奧夫]

Hugo Benioff (1899-1968), Caltech seismologist

Láibùnízī

莱布尼兹

[萊布尼茲]

Leibnitz (name)
Gottfriend Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716), German mathematician and philosopher, co-inventor of the calculus

Tèlìnídá

特立尼达

[特立尼達]

Trinidad

Tūnísīshì

突尼斯市

[突尼斯市]

Tunis, capital of Tunisia

Pàníbātè

帕尼巴特

[帕尼巴特]

Panipat, ancient city in India

Nírìlìyà

尼日利亚

[尼日利亞]

Nigeria

Bùlǐtǎnní

布里坦尼

[布里坦尼]

Brittany (France)
Bretagne

Fújíníyà

弗吉尼亚

[弗吉尼亞]

variant of 弗吉尼亞州／弗吉尼亚州
Virginia, US state

Fēiníkèsī

菲尼克斯

[菲尼克斯]

Phoenix, capital of Arizona
also 鳳凰城／凤凰城 ( Fènghuángchéng)

Tuōnílǎoshī

托尼老师

[托尼老師]

(neologism) (slang) barber; hairdresser

Yàbǐlìní

亚比利尼

[亞比利尼]

Abilene

Jiānníxìshù

坚尼系数

[堅尼係數]

see 基尼係數／基尼系数 ( Jīníxìshù)

Měiní'ěrbìng

美尼尔病

[美尼爾病]

Meniere's disease

Mòsuǒlǐní

墨索里尼

[墨索里尼]

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Italian fascist dictator, "Il Duce", president 1922-1943

Yīníyàsī

伊尼亚斯

[伊尼亞斯]

Aeneas

Mǎjiá'ěrní

马戛尔尼

[馬戛爾尼]

Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of British mission to Qing China in 1793
Paul McCartney, former Beatle

Shìjiāmóuní

释迦牟尼

[釋迦牟尼]

Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama)

Mǎgá'ěrní

马噶尔尼

[馬噶爾尼]

Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of British mission to Qing China in 1793
Paul McCartney, former Beatle

Fújíníyà

佛吉尼亚

[佛吉尼亞]

Virginia, US state

Bùliètǎní

布列塔尼

[佈列塔尼]

Brittany or Bretagne, area of western France

Huòníyàlā

霍尼亚拉

[霍尼亞拉]

Honiara, capital of Solomon Islands

Yàměiníyà

亚美尼亚

[亞美尼亞]

Armenia, capital Yerevan 埃里溫／埃里温 ( Aīlǐwēn)

Aduōnísī

阿多尼斯

[阿多尼斯]

Adonis, figure in Greek mythology

Tiědání Hào

铁达尼号

[鐵達尼號]

RMS Titanic, British passenger liner that sank in 1912 (Tw)
PRC equivalent: 泰坦尼克號／泰坦尼克号 ( Tàitǎnníkè Hào)

Mǎnítuōbā

马尼托巴

[馬尼托巴]

Manitoba province, Canada

Duōmíngníjiā

多明尼加

[多明尼加]

(Tw) Dominican Republic

Pèipíní'áng

佩皮尼昂

[佩皮尼昂]

Perpignan (city in France)

Mǎtíníkè

马提尼克

[馬提尼克]

Martinique (French Caribbean island)

Pàgéníní

帕格尼尼

[帕格尼尼]

Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840), Italian violinist and composer

Bǐjīní Dǎo

比基尼岛

[比基尼島]

Bikini atoll, French nuclear test site in South Pacific

Duōmǐníjiā

多米尼加

[多米尼加]

Dominican Republic

Gēnísībǎo

哥尼斯堡

[哥尼斯堡]

Königsberg, Baltic port city, capital of East Prussia (until WWII)

Jīsāngjiāní

基桑加尼

[基桑加尼]

Kisangani (city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Níjiālāguā

尼加拉瓜

[尼加拉瓜]

Nicaragua

Yīníyīdé

伊尼伊德

[伊尼伊德]

Aeneid

Tūníxīyà

突尼西亚

[突尼西亞]

Tunisia (Tw)

Jīníxìshù

基尼系数

[基尼係數]

Gini coefficient (a measure of statistical dispersion)

Tǎnsāngníyà

坦桑尼亚

[坦桑尼亞]

Tanzania

Kēnísàikè

科尼赛克

[科尼賽克]

Koenigsegg (car manufacturer)

Kěnnídíjiǎo

肯尼迪角

[肯尼迪角]

Cape Kennedy, name 1963-1973 of Cape Canaveral 卡納維拉爾角／卡纳维拉尔角 ( Kǎnàwéilā'ěrjiǎo), Florida

Nígēdǐmǔ

尼哥底母

[尼哥底母]

Nicodemus, prominent Jew of the time of Christ, mentioned in the Gospel of John

mòdáfēiní

莫达非尼

[莫達非尼]

modafinil (loanword)

Láibùnící

莱布尼茨

[萊布尼茨]

Leibniz (name)
Gottfriend Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716), German mathematician and philosopher, co-inventor of the calculus

Duōmǐníkè

多米尼克

[多米尼克]

Dominica (Commonwealth of Dominica)

Aměiníyà

阿美尼亚

[阿美尼亞]

variant of 亞美尼亞／亚美尼亚 ( Yàměiníyà), Armenia

fēngzǔníqì

风阻尼器

[風阻尼器]

wind damper (engineering)

Ní'èlìdé

尼厄丽德

[尼厄麗德]

Nereids (Greek sea nymphs, fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris)
Nereid, moon of Neptune

Jíníxìshù

吉尼系数

[吉尼係數]

see 基尼係數／基尼系数 ( Jīníxìshù)

Wéijíníyà

维吉尼亚

[維吉尼亞]

Virginia, US state (Tw)

Tǎngáníkā

坦噶尼喀

[坦噶尼喀]

Tanganyika on continent of West Africa, one component of Tanzania

Eěr Nínuò

厄尔尼诺

[厄爾尼諾]

El Niño, equatorial climate variation in the Pacific

Lánbójīní

兰博基尼

[蘭博基尼]

Lamborghini (Italian car manufacturer)

nílóngdākòu

尼龙搭扣

[尼龍搭釦]

nylon buckle
velcro

Jiāzīníshěng

加兹尼省

[加茲尼省]

Ghazni or Ghaznah province of Afghanistan

Bóluòníyà

博洛尼亚

[博洛尼亞]

Bologna

Níkēxīyà

尼科西亚

[尼科西亞]

Nicosia, capital of Cyprus

Kǎtǎníyà

卡塔尼亚

[卡塔尼亞]

Catania, Sicily

Aìshāníyà

爱沙尼亚

[愛沙尼亞]

Estonia

āmóníyà

阿摩尼亚

[阿摩尼亞]

ammonia (loanword)

Mànnítuōbā

曼尼托巴

[曼尼托巴]

Manitoba, province of Canada

Dàwèi· Ní'ěr

大卫·尼尔

[大衛·尼爾]

Alexandra David-Néel (1868-1969), Belgian-French explorer and writer who traveled in Tibet in the 1920s

Jiéfū· Jīnní

杰夫·金尼

[傑夫·金尼]

Jeff Kinney

Ní'āndétèrén

尼安德特人

[尼安德特人]

Neanderthal man

Sūnítèzuǒqí

苏尼特左旗

[蘇尼特左旗]

Sonid Left banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

Wēinísī Shāngrén

威尼斯商人

[威尼斯商人]

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

Bèilúsīkēní

贝卢斯科尼

[貝盧斯科尼]

Silvio Berlusconi (1936-), Italian media magnate and right-wing politician, prime minister of Italy 1994-1995, 2001-2006, 2008-2011

Mǎnílā Dàxué

马尼拉大学

[馬尼拉大學]

University of Manila

Wéizhēnníyà Zhōu

维珍尼亚州

[維珍尼亞州]

Virginia (US state) (Hong Kong, Macau)

Bōlìníxīyà

波利尼西亚

[波利尼西亞]

Polynesia

Níbó'ěrjiāoméi

尼泊尔鹪鹛

[尼泊爾鷦鶥]

(bird species of China) Nepal wren-babbler (Pnoepyga immaculata)

Lāfūsāngjiǎní

拉夫桑贾尼

[拉夫桑賈尼]

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Níjiālā Pùbù

尼加拉瀑布

[尼加拉瀑布]

Niagara Falls (Tw)

Aì'àoníyà Hǎi

爱奥尼亚海

[愛奧尼亞海]

Ionian Sea between Italy and Greece

Lā Kēlǔníyà

拉科鲁尼亚

[拉科魯尼亞]

La Coruña or A Coruña (city in Galicia, Spain)

Aěrbāníyà

阿尔巴尼亚

[阿爾巴尼亞]

Albania

Díshìní Lèyuán

迪士尼乐园

[迪士尼樂園]

Disneyland

Bōsīníyàyǔ

波斯尼亚语

[波斯尼亞語]

Bosnian (language)

Fújíníyàzhōu

弗吉尼亚州

[弗吉尼亞州]

Virginia, US state

Měilāníxīyà

美拉尼西亚

[美拉尼西亞]

Melanesia

Nèitǎníyàhú

内塔尼亚胡

[內塔尼亞胡]

Netanyahu (name)
Benjamin Netanyahu (1949-), Israeli Likud politician, prime minister 1996-1999 and from 2009

Tǎsīmànníyà

塔斯曼尼亚

[塔斯曼尼亞]

Tasmania

Tǎsīmǎníyà

塔斯马尼亚

[塔斯馬尼亞]

Tasmania (Tw)

Bōměilāníyà

波美拉尼亚

[波美拉尼亞]

Pomerania, a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea

Níbùjiǎnísā

尼布甲尼撒

[尼布甲尼撒]

Nebuchadnezzar

Sīluòwénníyà

斯洛文尼亚

[斯洛文尼亞]

Slovenia

Jiātàiluóníyà

加泰罗尼亚

[加泰羅尼亞]

Catalonia

Aò'ěrdéní Dǎo

奥尔德尼岛

[奧爾德尼島]

Alderney (Channel Islands)

Nísīhúshuǐguài

尼斯湖水怪

[尼斯湖水怪]

Loch Ness Monster

Ní'āndétǎrén

尼安德塔人

[尼安德塔人]

Neanderthal man

Bóluóbēnnísā

伯罗奔尼撒

[伯羅奔尼撒]

Peloponnese (peninsula in southern Greece)

Sāngtuōlǐní Dǎo

桑托里尼岛

[桑托里尼島]

Santorini (volcanic island in the Aegean sea)

Suǒ'ěrrénníqín

索尔仁尼琴

[索爾仁尼琴]

Alexandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008), Russian writer, prominent Soviet dissident, author of the Gulag Archipelago

Kèxīmǎníyuán

客西马尼园

[客西馬尼園]

Garden of Gethsemane

Bìní'àofūdài

毕尼奥夫带

[畢尼奧夫帶]

Benioff zone (geology)
also called Wadati-Benioff zone

Kǎifǎláoníyà

凯法劳尼亚

[凱法勞尼亞]

Kefalonia, Greek Island in the Ionian sea

Tǎngáníkā Hú

坦噶尼喀湖

[坦噶尼喀湖]

Lake Tanganyika in East Africa

Sīpǔtèníkè

斯普特尼克

[斯普特尼克]

Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite

Sīluòwéiníyà

斯洛维尼亚

[斯洛維尼亞]

Slovenia (Tw)

Wéijíníyà Zhōu

维吉尼亚州

[維吉尼亞州]

Virginia, US state (Tw)

Sūnítèyòuqí

苏尼特右旗

[蘇尼特右旗]

Sonid Right banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

Bōlǐníxīyà

玻里尼西亚

[玻里尼西亞]

Polynesia (Tw)

Shèng'āndōngní'ào

圣安东尼奥

[聖安東尼奧]

San Antonio, Texas

Bōlìníxīyà

玻利尼西亚

[玻利尼西亞]

Polynesia

Tiěsāluóníjiā

帖撒罗尼迦

[帖撒羅尼迦]

Thessalonica

Kēshítúníchá

科什图尼察

[科什圖尼察]

surname Kostunica
Vojislav Kostunica (1944-), Serbian politician, last president of Yugoslavia 2000-2003, prime minister of Serbia 2004-2008

āmóníyàshuǐ

阿摩尼亚水

[阿摩尼亞水]

ammonia solution

Abǐxīníyà

阿比西尼亚

[阿比西尼亞]

Abyssinia, historical name of Ethiopia

Xī Fújíníyà

西弗吉尼亚

[西弗吉尼亞]

West Virginia, US state

Shìjiāmóunífó

释迦牟尼佛

[釋迦牟尼佛]

Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)
Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism

Míngnísūdázhōu

明尼苏达州

[明尼蘇達州]

Minnesota

Kù'ěrníkēwá

库尔尼科娃

[庫爾尼科娃]

Anna Sergeevna Kournikova (1981-), Russian tennis star and glamor model

Sàdīngníyà Dǎo

萨丁尼亚岛

[薩丁尼亞島]

Sardinia

Nàníyà Chuánqí

纳尼亚传奇

[納尼亞傳奇]

The Chronicles of Narnia, children's stories by C.S. Lewis

Dísīní Lèyuán

迪斯尼乐园

[迪斯尼樂園]

Disneyland
also written 迪士尼樂園／迪士尼乐园 ( Díshìní Lèyuán)

Bùníyàbìngdú

布尼亚病毒

[布尼亞病毒]

Bunyavirus
virus of the family Bunyaviridae

Dìlèní'ān Hǎi

第勒尼安海

[第勒尼安海]

Tyrrhenian Sea between Sardinia and the Italian mainland

Bāníyà Lúkǎ

巴尼亚卢卡

[巴尼亞盧卡]

Banja Luka (city in Bosnia)

Máolìtǎníyà

茅利塔尼亚

[茅利塔尼亞]

Mauritania (Tw)

Bīnxīfǎníyà

宾夕法尼亚

[賓夕法尼亞]

Pennsylvania

Máolǐtǎníyà

毛里塔尼亚

[毛里塔尼亞]

Mauritania

Níbó'ěr Wángguó

尼泊尔王国

[尼泊爾王國]

Kingdom of Nepal

Kǎlìduōníyà

卡利多尼亚

[卡利多尼亞]

Caledonia

Dānnísuǒwǎrén

丹尼索瓦人

[丹尼索瓦人]

Denisovan, an extinct species of human

Jiālìfúníyà

加利福尼亚

[加利福尼亞]

California

Yìndùníxīyà

印度尼西亚

[印度尼西亞]

Indonesia

Tàitǎnníkè Hào

泰坦尼克号

[泰坦尼克號]

RMS Titanic, British passenger liner that sank in 1912

Bīnxīfǎníyà

宾西法尼亚

[賓西法尼亞]

Pennsylvania
also written 賓夕法尼亞／宾夕法尼亚

Níbùchǔ Tiáoyuē

尼布楚条约

[尼布楚條約]

Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) between Qing China and Russia

Mǐtè· Luómǔní

米特·罗姆尼

[米特·羅姆尼]

Mitt Romney (1947-), US Republican contender 2012

Bīnxīfǎníyàzhōu

宾夕法尼亚州

[賓夕法尼亞州]

Pennsylvania

Mǎgá'ěrníshǐtuán

马噶尔尼使团

[馬噶爾尼使團]

the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793

Tǎsīmànníyà Dǎo

塔斯曼尼亚岛

[塔斯曼尼亞島]

Tasmania

Xī Fújíníyàzhōu

西弗吉尼亚州

[西弗吉尼亞州]

West Virginia, US state

Aěrbāníyàrén

阿尔巴尼亚人

[阿爾巴尼亞人]

Albanian (person)

Abǐxīníyàrén

阿比西尼亚人

[阿比西尼亞人]

Abyssinian (person)

Jiālìfúníyàzhōu

加利福尼亚州

[加利福尼亞州]

California

Shèng'ānduōnítángqū

圣安多尼堂区

[聖安多尼堂區]

St Anthony Parish (Macau)
Freguesia de Santo António

Sīléibùléiníchá

斯雷布雷尼察

[斯雷佈雷尼察]

Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Mìkèluóníxīyà

密克罗尼西亚

[密克羅尼西亞]

Micronesia

Aīlātuōsènísī

埃拉托塞尼斯

[埃拉托塞尼斯]

Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276-c. 195 BC), ancient Greek mathematician and inventor

Lāhèmànnínuòfū

拉赫曼尼诺夫

[拉赫曼尼諾夫]

Rachmaninoff or Rachmaninov (name)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), Russian composer and pianist

Duōmǐníjiā Liánbāng

多米尼克联邦

[多米尼克聯邦]

the Commonwealth of Dominica

Bānchán Eěrdéní

班禅额尔德尼

[班禪額爾德尼]

Panchen Erdeni or Panchen Lama
abbr. to 班禪／班禅 ( Bānchán)

Mǎjiá'ěrníshǐtuán

马戛尔尼使团

[馬戛爾尼使團]

the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793

Míngní'ābōlìsī

明尼阿波利斯

[明尼阿波利斯]

Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota

Xīn Kālǐduōníyà

新喀里多尼亚

[新喀里多尼亞]

New Caledonia

Dùbùluófūníkè

杜布罗夫尼克

[杜布羅夫尼克]

Dubrovnik (city in Croatia)

Yīsīpàní'àolā

伊斯帕尼奥拉

[伊斯帕尼奧拉]

Hispaniola (Caribbean island including Haiti and the Dominican Republic)

Kǎlāshíníkēfū

卡拉什尼科夫

[卡拉什尼科夫]

Kalashnikov (the AK-47 assault rifle)

è'ěrnínuòxiànxiàng

厄尔尼诺现象

[厄爾尼諾現象]

El Niño effect, equatorial climatic variation over the Pacific Ocean

Dádání'ěr Hǎixiá

达达尼尔海峡

[達達尼爾海峽]

Dardanelles Strait
Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı

Yìndùníxīyàyǔ

印度尼西亚语

[印度尼西亞語]

Indonesian language

Sīluòwénníyàyǔ

斯洛文尼亚语

[斯洛文尼亞語]

Slovenian (language)

Kèxīmǎníhuāyuán

客西马尼花园

[客西馬尼花園]

Garden of Gethsemane (in the Christian passion story)

Níyàjiālā Pùbù

尼亚加拉瀑布

[尼亞加拉瀑布]

Niagara Falls

Nàsāní'ěr· Huòsāng

纳撒尼尔·霍桑

[納撒尼爾·霍桑]

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) American novelist and short story writer

Annà· Kǎliènínà

安娜·卡列尼娜

[安娜·卡列尼娜]

Anna Karenina, novel by Leo Tolstoy 列夫·托爾斯泰／列夫·托尔斯泰 ( Lièfū· Tuō'ěrsītài)

Jiékuílín· Kěnnídí

杰奎琳·肯尼迪

[傑奎琳·肯尼迪]

Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy (1929-1994)

Shākuí'ěr· Aòní'ěr

沙奎尔·奥尼尔

[沙奎爾·奧尼爾]

Shaquille O'Neal (1972-), former NBA star

Fǎshǔ Bōlìníxīyà

法属波利尼西亚

[法屬波利尼西亞]

French Polynesia

Abǐxīníyà Guānhuà

阿比西尼亚官话

[阿比西尼亞官話]

Amharic (language)

Chē'ěrníxuěfūsījī

车尔尼雪夫斯基

[車爾尼雪夫斯基]

Nikolai Chernyshevsky

Shèngjīcíhé Níwéisī

圣基茨和尼维斯

[聖基茨和尼維斯]

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Tiěsāluóníjiā Hòushū

帖撒罗尼迦后书

[帖撒羅尼迦後書]

Second Epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians

Měiní'ěrshìzōnghézhèng

美尼尔氏综合症

[美尼爾氏綜合症]

Meniere's disease

Bīnxīfǎníyà Dàxué

宾夕法尼亚大学

[賓夕法尼亞大學]

University of Pennsylvania

Kěnnídí Hángtiān Zhōngxīn

肯尼迪航天中心

[肯尼迪航天中心]

Kennedy space center, Cape Canaveral 卡納維拉爾角／卡纳维拉尔角 ( Kǎnàwéilā'ěrjiǎo), Florida

Ahēiménnídé Wángcháo

阿黑门尼德王朝

[阿黑門尼德王朝]

Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)

Tiěsāluóníjiāqiánshū

帖撒罗尼迦前书

[帖撒羅尼迦前書]

First epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians

Duōmǐníjiā Gònghéguó

多米尼加共和国

[多米尼加共和國]

Dominican Republic

Duōmíngníjiā Gònghéguó

多明尼加共和国

[多明尼加共和國]

(Tw) Dominican Republic

Jiālìfúníyà Dàxué

加利福尼亚大学

[加利福尼亞大學]

University of California

Zhōng E Níbùchǔ Tiáoyuē

中俄尼布楚条约

[中俄尼布楚條約]

Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia

Mòníkǎ· Láiwēnsījī

莫尼卡·莱温斯基

[莫尼卡·萊溫斯基]

Monica Lewinsky (1973-), former White House intern

Sīluòwénníyà Gònghéguó

斯洛文尼亚共和国

[斯洛文尼亞共和國]

Republic of Slovenia

Gélínnízhì Biāozhǔn Shíjiān

格林尼治标准时间

[格林尼治標準時間]

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Mòjiāng Hānízú Zìzhìxiàn

墨江哈尼族自治县

[墨江哈尼族自治縣]

Mojiang Hani Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱 ( Pǔ'ěr), Yunnan

Tèlìnídáhé Duōbāgē

特立尼达和多巴哥

[特立尼達和多巴哥]

Trinidad and Tobago

Aìgénísī· Shǐmòtèlái

艾格尼丝·史沫特莱

[艾格尼絲·史沫特萊]

Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side

Gélínnízhìběnchūzǐwǔxiàn

格林尼治本初子午线

[格林尼治本初子午線]

the Greenwich meridian

Jiālìfúníyà Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

加利福尼亚理工学院

[加利福尼亞理工學院]

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Tàitèsī· Andéluòníkèsī

泰特斯·安德洛尼克斯

[泰特斯·安德洛尼克斯]

Titus Andronicus, 1593 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚

Bōsīníyàhé Hēisàigēwéinà

波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那

[波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那]

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bōshìníyàyǔ Hèsègēwéinà

波士尼亚与赫塞哥维纳

[波士尼亞與赫塞哥維納]

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tw)

Jiāngchéng Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn

江城哈尼族彝族自治县

[江城哈尼族彞族自治縣]

Jiangcheng Hani and Yi autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱 ( Pǔ'ěr), Yunnan

Andōngníyǔ Kèlì'àopèitèlā

安东尼与克莉奥佩特拉

[安東尼與克莉奧佩特拉]

Anthony and Cleopatra, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚

Hónghé Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìzhōu

红河哈尼族彝族自治州

[紅河哈尼族彞族自治州]

Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan 雲南／云南 ( Yúnnán)

Níng'ěr Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn

宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县

[寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣]

Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County in Yunnan, capital Pu'er city 普洱市 ( Pǔ'ěrshì)
formerly Pu'er Hani and Yi autonomous county

Pǔ'ěr Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn

普洱哈尼族彝族自治县

[普洱哈尼族彞族自治縣]

former Pu'er Hani and Yi autonomous county in Yunnan, renamed in 2007 Ning'er Hani and Yi autonomous county 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣／宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县, capital Pu'er city 普洱市

Jiālìfúníyà Dàxué Luòshānjī Fēnxiào

加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校

[加利福尼亞大學洛杉磯分校]

UCLA

Yuánjiāng Hānízú Yízú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn

元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县

[元江哈尼族彞族傣族自治縣]

Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪 ( Yùxī), Yunnan

Bōsīníyàhé Hēisàigēwéinà Gònghéguó

波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那共和国

[波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那共和國]

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995), predecessor of Bosnia and Herzegovina 波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那／波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那 ( Bōsīníyàhé Hēisàigēwéinà)

Zhènyuán Yízú Hānízú Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn

镇沅彝族哈尼族拉祜族自治县

[鎮沅彞族哈尼族拉祜族自治縣]

Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱 ( Pǔ'ěr), Yunnan