尼瑪
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See also: 尼玛
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (尼瑪) | 尼 | 瑪 | |
| simp. (尼玛) | 尼 | 玛 | |
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Tibetan ཉི་མ (nyi ma, “sun”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄇㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Nímǎ
- Wade–Giles: Ni2-ma3
- Yale: Ní-mǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nimaa
- Palladius: Нима (Nima)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: nei4 maa5
- Yale: nèih máh
- Cantonese Pinyin: nei4 maa5
- Guangdong Romanization: néi4 ma5
- Sinological IPA (key): /nei̯²¹ maː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
尼瑪
- (～縣) Nyima (a county of Nagqu, Tibet Autonomous Region, China)
- A transliteration of the Tibetan unisex given name ཉི་མ (nyi ma), Nyima
Etymology 2
Similar-sounding to 你媽／你妈 (nǐ mā).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄇㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nímǎ
- Wade–Giles: ni2-ma3
- Yale: ní-mǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nimaa
- Palladius: нима (nima)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Interjection
尼瑪