寧波
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Chinese
| peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.) | wave; (Cantonese) ball | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (寧波) | 寧 | 波 | |
| simp. (宁波) | 宁 | 波 | |
| alternative forms | 𡩋波 | ||
| Literally: “peaceful waves”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ning4 bo1
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): nen3 bo1
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): Nìng-pŏ̤
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Lêng-pho
- Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 6gnin-pu1 / 2gnin-pu1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Níngbō
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄛ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Níngbo
- Wade–Giles: Ning2-po1
- Yale: Níng-bwō
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ningbo
- Palladius: Нинбо (Ninbo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /niŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ning4 bo1
- Yale: nìhng bō
- Cantonese Pinyin: ning4 bo1
- Guangdong Romanization: ning4 bo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɪŋ²¹ pɔː⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: nen3 bo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ⁿden²² pᵘɔ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Nèn-pô
- Hakka Romanization System: nenˇ boˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: nen2 bo1
- Sinological IPA: /nen¹¹ po²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Nìng-pŏ̤
- Sinological IPA (key): /nˡiŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ (pʰ-)mo⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Proper noun
寧波
- (～市) Ningbo (a port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China)
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 寧 | 波 |
| ねい Grade: S |
は Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 寧 | 波 |
| にん Grade: S |
ぽお Grade: 3 |
| irregular | |
Proper noun
- Ningbo (a port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China)