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English Definition	Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)
Simplified Script	尼
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	ní
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄋㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	nei⁴

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Words With Same Head Word
尼玛	nímǎ	(Internet slang) alternative for 你妈; (transcription from Tibetan) the sun; Nyima county, Tibetan: Nyi ma rdzong in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地区, central Tibet
尼日利亚	nírì lì yà	Nigeria
尼泊尔	ní bó ěr	Nepal
尼康	níkāng	Nikon corporation
尼斯	nísī	Nice (city in France)

Words With Same Tail Word
索尼	suǒní	Sony
印尼	yìnní	Indonesia (abbr. for 印度尼西亚)
悉尼	xīní	Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia
迪斯尼	dí sī ní	Disney (company name, surname); also written 迪士尼
迪士尼	dí shì ní	Disney (company name, surname); Walt Disney (1901-1966), American animator and film producer

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