保齡
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (保齡) | 保 | 齡 | |
| simp. (保龄) | 保 | 龄 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English bowling, via Cantonese.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bǎolíng
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǎolíng
- Wade–Giles: pao3-ling2
- Yale: bǎu-líng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoling
- Palladius: баолин (baolin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bou2 ling4
- Yale: bóu lìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: bou2 ling4
- Guangdong Romanization: bou2 ling4
- Sinological IPA (key): /pou̯³⁵ lɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
保齡
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 保齡球 (“bowling”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 保齡球 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 保齡球 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 保齡球, 保齡 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 保齡球 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 保齡球 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 保齡球 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 保齡球 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 保齡球 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 保齡球 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 阿保, 保齡球 |