考拉
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (考拉) |
考 | 拉 | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ㄌㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kǎola
- Wade–Giles: kʻao3-la1
- Yale: kǎu-lā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaolha
- Palladius: каола (kaola)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haau2 laai1
- Yale: háau lāai
- Cantonese Pinyin: haau2 laai1
- Guangdong Romanization: hao2 lai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /haːu̯³⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
考拉
- (Mainland China) koala (a tree-dwelling marsupial that resembles a small bear)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 樹袋熊 (“koala”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 樹袋熊, 無尾熊, 考拉 Mainland China | |
| Taxonomic name | 樹袋熊, 無尾熊 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 無尾熊 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 樹熊 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 無尾熊 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 無尾熊 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 無尾熊 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 無尾熊 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 無尾熊 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 無尾熊 | |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 無尾熊 GT |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |