姆巴佩 (Mǔbāpèi): Kylian Mbappé (French footballe…

Kylian Mbappé (b. 1998), French forward. Won the 2018 World Cup with France at age 19, becoming the youngest scorer in a World Cup final since Pelé. Played for Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain; transferred to Real Madrid in summer 2024 on a free transfer. Scored a hat-trick in the 2022 World Cup final, which France lost to Argentina on penalties.

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Phonetic transliteration of French 'Mbappé.' Note the unusual 姆 at the start — 姆 by itself is 'nanny,' but here it just carries the /m/ sound for the prenasalized M-.

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姆巴佩 Mǔbāpèi

Kylian Mbappé

French footballer born 1998. World Cup winner 2018, World Cup final hat-trick 2022, captain of France since 2023. Transferred from Paris Saint-Germain to Real Madrid in 2024. One of the faces of the post-Messi-Ronaldo era in world football and a massive social-media figure in China.