汶萊
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See also: 汶莱
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (汶萊) | 汶 | 萊 | |
| simp. (汶莱) | 汶 | 莱 | |
Etymology
From Malay Brunei, borrowed through Hokkien (where 汶 is pronounced with a b- initial).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wùnlái
- Wade–Giles: Wên4-lai2
- Yale: Wèn-lái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wennlai
- Palladius: Вэньлай (Vɛnʹlaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wən⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wúnlái
- Wade–Giles: Wên2-lai2
- Yale: Wén-lái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wenlai
- Palladius: Вэньлай (Vɛnʹlaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wən³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: man6 loi4 / man4 loi4
- Yale: mahn lòih / màhn lòih
- Cantonese Pinyin: man6 loi4 / man4 loi4
- Guangdong Romanization: men6 loi4 / men4 loi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐn²² lɔːi̯²¹/, /mɐn²¹ lɔːi̯²¹/
- Homophones:
文萊 / 文莱
汶萊 / 汶莱
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
Proper noun
汶萊