鄂爾多斯
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鄂爾多斯) | 鄂 | 爾 | 多 | 斯 | |
| simp. (鄂尔多斯) | 鄂 | 尔 | 多 | 斯 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Mongolian ᠣᠷᠳᠣᠰ (ordos).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄦˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄙ
- Tongyong Pinyin: È-ěrduosih
- Wade–Giles: O4-êrh3-to1-ssŭ1
- Yale: È-ěr-dwō-sz̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Eheelduosy
- Palladius: Ээрдосы (Eerdosy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngok6 ji5 do1 si1
- Yale: ngohk yíh dō sī
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngok9 ji5 do1 si1
- Guangdong Romanization: ngog6 yi5 do1 xi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔːk̚² jiː¹³ tɔː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
鄂爾多斯
- (～市) Ordos (a prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia, China)