坷垃
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (坷垃) |
坷 | 垃 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ ㄌㄚ → ㄎㄜ ˙ㄌㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: kelå
- Wade–Giles: kʻo1-la5
- Yale: kē-la
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ke.lha
- Palladius: кэла (kɛla)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/ → /kʰɤ⁵⁵ lä²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ ˙ㄌㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kele̊
- Wade–Giles: kʻo1-lê5
- Yale: kē-le
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ke.le
- Palladius: кэлэ (kɛlɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ lə²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
坷垃
- (dialectal Mandarin, Jin) clod; lump of earth
Usage notes
A dialectal word found in almost all varieties of Chinese north of the Huai River.
Derived terms
- 土坷垃 (tǔkělā)