百色
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (百色) |
百 | 色 | |
Etymology
From Zhuang Baksaek, which is composed of bak (“mouth”) and saek (“to block”) – "blocked mountain pass". Alternatively, it may instead be composed of bak (“mouth”) and saeg (“to wash clothes”) – "the place where clothes are washed".
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄙㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Bǎisè
- Wade–Giles: Pai3-sê4
- Yale: Bǎi-sè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Baeseh
- Palladius: Байсэ (Bajsɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄙㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Bósè
- Wade–Giles: Po2-sê4
- Yale: Bwó-sè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Borseh
- Palladius: Босэ (Bosɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Note: Bósè - dated.
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak3 sik1
- Yale: baak sīk
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak8 sik7
- Guangdong Romanization: bag3 xig1
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚³ sɪk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
百色