怡保
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (怡保) | 怡 | 保 | |
| simp. #(怡保) | 怡 | 保 | |
Etymology
From Malay Ipoh, via Cantonese.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Yíbǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄅㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yíbǎo
- Wade–Giles: I2-pao3
- Yale: Yí-bǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yibao
- Palladius: Ибао (Ibao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji4 bou2
- Yale: yìh bóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji4 bou2
- Guangdong Romanization: yi4 bou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²¹ pou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
怡保
- (～市) Ipoh (the capital city of the state of Perak, Malaysia)