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Chinese
| Fujian | man; guy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (福佬) | 福 | 佬 | |
| simp. #(福佬) | 福 | 佬 | |
Etymology
See 河洛 (Héluò).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: fúlǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fúlǎo
- Wade–Giles: fu2-lao3
- Yale: fú-lǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwulao
- Palladius: фулао (fulao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fu³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fuk1 lou2
- Yale: fūk lóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: fuk7 lou2
- Guangdong Romanization: fug1 lou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /fʊk̚⁵ lou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ho̍h-ló
- Tâi-lô: Ho̍h-ló
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoiqloir
- IPA (Taipei): /ho(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ lo⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lɤ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hô-ló
- Tâi-lô: Hô-ló
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoiloir
- IPA (Taipei): /ho²⁴⁻¹¹ lo⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ²³⁻³³ lɤ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
福佬
- Han Chinese people who speak Hokkien.
Usage notes
- There are several way to write the word in Chinese; The word 河洛 (Héluò) originates from some people in Taiwan. Ho̍h-ló is the common Pe̍h-ōe-jī romanised spelling to the language and Hoklo culture.