利马 (Lìmǎ): Lima (capital of Peru)

Meanings

1 Lima (capital of Peru)

Characters

利

lì

benefit (sound 'lee-')

马

mǎ

horse (sound '-ma')

Examples

利马是秘鲁的首都。

Lìmǎ shì Bìlǔ de shǒudū.

Lima is the capital of Peru.

他下个月要去利马出差。

Tā xià gè yuè yào qù Lìmǎ chūchāi.

He's going to Lima on a business trip next month.

Tips

culture

Lima, founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1535, sits on Peru's Pacific coast and is one of South America's largest cities. Mandarin uses 利 (lì, 'lee-') and 马 (mǎ, '-ma') for the sound; 马 doubles as the standard '-ma' transliteration character (Obama 奥巴马, Roma 罗马).