可可西里
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (可可西里) |
可 | 可 | 西 | 里 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Mongolian ᠬᠥᠬᠡ
ᠰᠢᠯ (köke sil, “blue ridge”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Kěkěsilǐ
- Wade–Giles: Kʻo3-kʻo3-hsi1-li3
- Yale: Kě-kě-syī-lǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Keekeeshilii
- Palladius: Кэкэсили (Kɛkɛsili)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ho2 ho2 sai1 lei5
- Yale: hó hó sāi léih
- Cantonese Pinyin: ho2 ho2 sai1 lei5
- Guangdong Romanization: ho2 ho2 sei1 léi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔː³⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
可可西里
- Hoh Xil, an isolated region in the northwestern part of the Tibetan Plateau in China