戈壁
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Chinese
| spear | wall; rampart | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (戈壁) |
戈 | 壁 | |
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of Manchu ᡤᠣᠪᡳ (gobi), from Classical Mongolian ᠭᠣᠪᠢ (ɣobi, “semidesert; desert; Gobi”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄜ ㄅㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Gebì
- Wade–Giles: Ko1-pi4
- Yale: Gē-bì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gebih
- Palladius: Гэби (Gɛbi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɤ⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwo1 bik1
- Yale: gwō bīk
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwo1 bik7
- Guangdong Romanization: guo1 big1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɔː⁵⁵ pɪk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
戈壁
- Gobi (a large desert in East Asia)
- (by extension) any desert sharing similar geological features to the Gobi desert; deserts in general