榴槤
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See also: 榴梿
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (榴槤) | 榴 | 槤 | |
| simp. (榴梿) | 榴 | 梿 | |
| alternative forms | 榴蓮／榴莲 榴連／榴连 流連／流连 | ||
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay durian, via Hokkien, where initial and are allophones of the same phoneme.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): lau4 lin4 / lau4 lin4-2
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lióulián
- Wade–Giles: liu2-lien2
- Yale: lyóu-lyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lioulian
- Palladius: люлянь (ljuljanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
- Homophones:
榴槤 / 榴梿
榴蓮 / 榴莲
榴連 / 榴连
流連 / 流连
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: lau4 lin4 / lau4 lin4-2
- Yale: làuh lìhn / làuh lín
- Cantonese Pinyin: lau4 lin4 / lau4 lin4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: leo4 lin4 / leo4 lin4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐu̯²¹ liːn²¹/, /lɐu̯²¹ liːn²¹⁻³⁵/
- Homophones:
榴槤 / 榴梿
流連 / 流连
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Note:
- lau4 lin4 - Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou;
- lau4 lin4-2 - Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City.
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liù-liàn
- Hakka Romanization System: liuˇ lianˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: liu2 lian2
- Sinological IPA: /li̯u¹¹ li̯an¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: liu lien
- Sinological IPA: /liu⁵⁵ lien⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
Note:
- liu5 liêng5 - Chaozhou;
- liu5 liang5 - Shantou, Singapore.
Noun
榴槤