香格里拉
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (香格里拉) | 香 | 格 | 里 | 拉 | |
| simp. #(香格里拉) | 香 | 格 | 里 | 拉 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English Shangri-La; compare 香巴拉 (Xiāngbālā, “Shambala”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sianggélǐla
- Wade–Giles: Hsiang1-ko2-li3-la1
- Yale: Syāng-gé-lǐ-lā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shianggerliilha
- Palladius: Сянгэлила (Sjangɛlila)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hoeng1 gaak3 lei5 laai1
- Yale: hēung gaak léih lāai
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng1 gaak8 lei5 laai1
- Guangdong Romanization: hêng1 gag3 léi5 lai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ kaːk̚³ lei̯¹³ laːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
香格里拉
- Shangri-La
- (～市) Shangri-La City (a county-level city in Diqing prefecture, Yunnan, China)
- (～鎮) Xianggelila (a town in Daocheng, Garzê prefecture, Sichuan, China)
Synonyms
- (county-level city in Yunnan): (old name) 中甸 (Zhōngdiàn)