普陀
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (普陀) |
普 | 陀 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit पोतलक (potalaka).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): pou2 to4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Phó͘-tô
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5phu-du
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Pǔtuó
- Wade–Giles: Pʻu3-tʻo2
- Yale: Pǔ-twó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Puutwo
- Palladius: Путо (Puto)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pou2 to4
- Yale: póu tòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: pou2 to4
- Guangdong Romanization: pou2 to4
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰou̯³⁵ tʰɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: phuX da
Proper noun
普陀
- (～山) Mount Putuo (an island and mountain in Putuo district, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China)
- (～區) Putuo (a district of Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China)
- (～區) Putuo (a district of Shanghai, China)
Descendants
- → English: Pootoo