夢露

Chinese

		to dream	to show; to reveal; to expose to show; to reveal; to expose; dew
trad. (夢露)		夢	露
simp. (梦露)		梦	露

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English Monroe.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Mènglù

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˋ ㄌㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mung⁶ lou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Mènglù
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˋ ㄌㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Mènglù
  - Wade–Giles: Mêng⁴-lu⁴
  - Yale: Mèng-lù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Menqluh
  - Palladius: Мэнлу (Mɛnlu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mung⁶ lou⁶
  - Yale: muhng louh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mung⁶ lou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: mung⁶ lou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊŋ²² lou̯²²/

Proper noun

夢露

Monroe (surname)

Usage notes

This translation is usually only used in 瑪麗蓮·夢露/玛丽莲·梦露 (“Marilyn Monroe”). For other names, 門羅／门罗 (Ménluó) is used.