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Expressing "Manila" with 马尼拉 (Mǎnílā)
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马尼拉
Explanation
The word 马尼拉 (Mǎnílā) is the Chinese transliteration of "Manila," the capital city of the Philippines. It is a standard phonetic rendering used in news, geography, and general discourse. Like other foreign place names, it uses Chinese characters chosen for their sound rather than meaning.
Examples
他下个月要去马尼拉出差一周。
tā xià ge yuè yào qù mǎnílā chūchāi yī zhōu.
He's going on a business trip to Manila for a week next month.
马尼拉的交通堵塞是出了名的严重。
mǎnílā de jiāotōng dǔsāi shì chūle míng de yánzhòng.
Manila's traffic congestion is notoriously severe.
从香港飞马尼拉大概需要两个小时。
cóng xiānggǎng fēi mǎnílā dàgài xūyào liǎng ge xiǎoshí.
Flying from Hong Kong to Manila takes about two hours.