道本語
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Chinese
| Tao | origin; basis | speech; language | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (道本語) | 道 | 本 | 語 | |
| simp. (道本语) | 道 | 本 | 语 | |
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of Toki Pona toki pona (literally “simple language”); an allusion to the Taoist roots of the language's minimalist philosophy.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dàoběnyǔ
- Wade–Giles: Tao4-pên3-yü3
- Yale: Dàu-běn-yǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dawbeenyeu
- Palladius: Даобэньюй (Daobɛnʹjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dou6 bun2 jyu5
- Yale: douh bún yúh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dou6 bun2 jy5
- Guangdong Romanization: dou6 bun2 yu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tou̯²² puːn³⁵ jyː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
道本語
References
- Chen Zhongcheng (2018 May 14) “道本語 (Toki Pona) — 一個只有 118 個詞彙的語言”, in Medium