墨爾本 / 墨尔本
Mò'ěrběn
墨爾本 / 墨尔本 (Mò'ěrběn) is the Chinese word for the city of Melbourne. Wiktionary also lists 貓本 / 猫本 (Māoběn).
Meaning: city in Victoria, Australia (name)
Ways to say it
| Chinese | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 墨爾本 / 墨尔本 | Mò'ěrběn |
| 貓本 / 猫本 | Māoběn |
This term is used to refer to the city of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.
How do you pronounce it?
Mò'ěrběn
Did you know?
- While the official name is 墨爾本, many Chinese speakers use the playful nickname 貓本 to refer to the city.
- The character 爾 in the traditional version 墨爾本 is an archaic word for 'you', though here it serves only as a phonetic marker.
- The character 墨 in the official name 墨爾本 can also mean 'ink', which is a common character in traditional Chinese calligraphy.
Example sentences for Chinese are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “melbourne” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
