布達拉宮
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See also: 布达拉宫
Chinese
| palace; uterus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (布達拉宮) | 布達拉 | 宮 | |
| simp. (布达拉宫) | 布达拉 | 宫 | |
Etymology
From Tibetan པོ་ཏ་ལ (po ta la) + Chinese 宮／宫 (gōng).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˊ ㄌㄚ ㄍㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Bùdála Gong
- Wade–Giles: Pu4-ta2-la1 Kung1
- Yale: Bù-dá-lā Gūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Buhdarlha Gong
- Palladius: Будала Гун (Budala Gun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹ tä³⁵ lä⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bou3 daat6 laai1 gung1
- Yale: bou daaht lāai gūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: bou3 daat9 laai1 gung1
- Guangdong Romanization: bou3 dad6 lai1 gung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pou̯³³ taːt̚² laːi̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
布達拉宮
- Potala Palace (chief residence of the Dalai Lama in Lhasa)