明尼阿波利斯

Traditional form:

明尼阿波利斯

Pinyin (reading):

Míngní'ābōlìsī

Definitions:

• Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota

Characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 尼 - Buddhist nun; used in transliterations
• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 波 - waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
• 利 - gains, advantage, profit, merit
• 斯 - this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations

Traditional characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 尼 - Buddhist nun; used in transliterations
• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 波 - waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
• 利 - gains, advantage, profit, merit
• 斯 - this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations