伊利诺伊

伊利諾伊
Yīlìnuòyī
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Meanings

  1. 1 Illinois (US state)

Examples

Zhījiāgē shì Yīlìnuòyī zhōu zuìdà de chéngshì.
Chicago is the largest city in the state of Illinois.
Tā zài Yīlìnuòyī dàxué dúshū.
He studies at the University of Illinois.

Tips

usage
Standard transliteration of 'Illinois' — note the four syllables ··· mirror the pronunciation /ɪl-ɪ-nɔɪ/ closely (the final '-s' in spelling is silent in English, so it isn't transcribed). When referring to the state, often suffixed with (zhōu): 伊利诺伊 'Illinois state'.
memory
The repeated at start and end mirrors the visual symmetry of 'Il...inois' in pronunciation. The state's biggest city, Chicago (芝加哥), and its university (伊利诺伊大学) are the most common contexts.

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