武林
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→ Thai: บู๊ลิ้ม (búu-lím)
Chinese
| martial; military | woods; forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (武林) |
武 | 林 | |
| Literally: “martial forest”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǔlín
- Wade–Giles: wu3-lin2
- Yale: wǔ-lín
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuulin
- Palladius: улинь (ulinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou5 lam4
- Yale: móuh làhm
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 lam4
- Guangdong Romanization: mou5 lem4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯¹³ lɐm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Proper noun
武林
Noun
武林
- (wuxia fiction) community of martial artists
- 武林高手 ― wǔlín gāoshǒu ― kung fu master