瓦礫

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See also: 瓦砾

Chinese

		tile	gravel; small stone
trad. (瓦礫)		瓦	礫
simp. (瓦砾)		瓦	砾

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǎlì

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄚˇ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ lik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǎlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄚˇ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǎlì
  - Wade–Giles: wa³-li⁴
  - Yale: wǎ-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woalih
  - Palladius: вали (vali)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁵ lik¹
  - Yale: ngáh līk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ lik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: nga⁵ lig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː¹³ lɪk̚⁵/

Noun

瓦礫

broken bricks and tiles: rubble

Usage notes

Often used when describing a desolate and run-down place.

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 瓦渣, 餘泥／余泥
(Hakka) 瓦析
(Hokkien) 磚角瓦杮／砖角瓦杮
(Teochew) 破瓦片

See also

碎石 (suìshí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瓦	礫
が Grade: S	れき Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) がれき (Heiban – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

瓦(が)礫(れき) • (gareki) ^{←ぐわれき (gwareki)^?}

rubble

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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