拱北
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Chinese
| fold hands in salute; to arch | north | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (拱北) | 拱 | 北 | |
| simp. #(拱北) | 拱 | 北 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Gǒngběi
- Wade–Giles: Kung3-pei3
- Yale: Gǔng-běi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goongbeei
- Palladius: Гунбэй (Gunbɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gung2 bak1
- Yale: gúng bāk
- Cantonese Pinyin: gung2 bak7
- Guangdong Romanization: gung2 beg1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ³⁵ pɐk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Etymology 1
Proper noun
拱北
Etymology 2
From Arabic قُبَّة (qubba) or Persian گنبد (gonbad).
Noun
拱北
- qubba, a small Muslim shrine.