色拉寺
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Chinese
| phonetic | Buddhist temple | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (色拉寺) | 色拉 | 寺 | |
| simp. #(色拉寺) | 色拉 | 寺 | |
Etymology
From Tibetan སེ་ར (se ra) + 寺 (sì, “monastery”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄜˋ ㄌㄚ ㄙˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sèlasìh
- Wade–Giles: Sê4-la1-ssŭ4
- Yale: Sè-lā-sz̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sehlhasyh
- Palladius: Сэласы (Sɛlasy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɤ⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sik1 laai1 zi6-2
- Yale: sīk lāai jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: sik7 laai1 dzi6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: xig1 lai1 ji6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪk̚⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
色拉寺