北狄
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Chinese
| north | barbarians; name of a tribe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (北狄) | 北 | 狄 | |
| simp. #(北狄) | 北 | 狄 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Běidí
- Wade–Giles: Pei3-ti2
- Yale: Běi-dí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeidyi
- Palladius: Бэйди (Bɛjdi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bak1 dik6
- Yale: bāk dihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: bak7 dik9
- Guangdong Romanization: beg1 dig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐk̚⁵ tɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: pok dek
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*pˤək lˤek/
- (Zhengzhang): /*pɯːɡ deːɡ/
Proper noun
北狄
- (historical) “Northern Barbarians” (non-Chinese ethnic groups living to China's north)