蒙特利爾 / 蒙特利尔
Méngtèlì'ěr
Montreal is referred to in Chinese as 蒙特利爾 / 蒙特利尔 (Méngtèlì'ěr). Wiktionary also lists 蒙特婁 / 蒙特娄 (Méngtèlóu) and 滿地河 / 满地河 (Mǎndìhé).
Meaning: a city in Quebec (name)
Ways to say it
| Chinese | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 蒙特利爾 / 蒙特利尔 | Méngtèlì'ěr | |
| 蒙特婁 / 蒙特娄 | Méngtèlóu | |
| 滿地河 / 满地河 | Mǎndìhé | |
| 蒙城 | Méngchéng | short form |
This phrase is the name of the city in Quebec. While there are several ways to refer to the city, 蒙特利爾 / 蒙特利尔 is the standard transliteration. The colloquial short-form 蒙城 may also be used.
Which one should you use?
The standard transliteration 蒙特利爾 / 蒙特利尔 (Méngtèlì'ěr) is used in mainland China and formal media. In contrast, 蒙特婁 / 蒙特娄 (Méngtèlóu) is the common transliteration used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Additionally, 蒙城 (Méngchéng) serves as a shortened, colloquial form of the name.
Is it said differently in some regions?
蒙特利爾 / 蒙特利尔 is the standard used in mainland China, while 蒙特婁 / 蒙特娄 is common in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Méngtèlì'ěr.
Did you know?
- While 蒙特利爾 and 蒙特婁 are phonetic translations, the name 滿地河 literally means 'full ground river'.
- The term 蒙特利爾 is a loanword based on the English pronunciation of the city rather than its original French one.
- The first character in the mainland Chinese version, 蒙 (Méng), is the same character used to refer to 'Mongolia' or the 'Mongol' people.
Example sentences for Chinese are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “montreal” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 蒙特利爾, CC BY-SA 4.0.
