通利福尼亞

Chinese

		go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open	phonetic
trad. (通利福尼亞)		通	利福尼亞
simp. (通利福尼亚)		通	利福尼亚

Etymology

Blend of 通州 (Tōngzhōu, “Tongzhou”) and 加利福尼亞／加利福尼亚 (Jiālìfúníyà, “California”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Tōnglìfúníyà, Tōnglìfúníyǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ, ㄊㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Tōnglìfúníyà
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Tonglìfúníyà
    • Wade–Giles: Tʻung¹-li⁴-fu²-ni²-ya⁴
    • Yale: Tūng-lì-fú-ní-yà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tonglihfwuniyah
    • Palladius: Тунлифуния (Tunlifunija)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ li⁵¹ fu³⁵ ni³⁵ jä⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Tōnglìfúníyǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Tonglìfúníyǎ
    • Wade–Giles: Tʻung¹-li⁴-fu²-ni²-ya³
    • Yale: Tūng-lì-fú-ní-yǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tonglihfwuniyea
    • Palladius: Тунлифуния (Tunlifunija)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ li⁵¹ fu³⁵ ni³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

通利福尼亞

1. (～州) (neologism, slang, humorous) Alternative name for 通州 (Tōngzhōu, “Tongzhou (district in Beijing)”).