鬱林
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Chinese
| dense (growth); melancholy | woods; forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鬱林) | 鬱 | 林 | |
| simp. (郁林) | 郁 | 林 | |
| alternative forms | 鬰林 | ||
Etymology
Officially, with the establishment of 鬱林郡 (“Yulin commandery”) in 111 BCE.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yùlín
- Wade–Giles: Yü4-lin2
- Yale: Yù-lín
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuhlin
- Palladius: Юйлинь (Jujlinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y⁵¹ lin³⁵/
- Homophones:
玉林
鬱林 / 郁林
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wat1 lam4
- Yale: wāt làhm
- Cantonese Pinyin: wat7 lam4
- Guangdong Romanization: wed1 lem4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐt̚⁵ lɐm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: 'jut lim
Proper noun
鬱林
- (historical, now dated) (～縣) Yulin (a city in Guangxi, China)
- (historical) (～郡) Yulin (an ancient commandery of China)
Synonyms
- (modern name of the county) 玉林 (Yùlín)