克格勃
Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (克格勃) |
克 | 格 | 勃 | |
Etymology
Transliteration of Russian КГБ (KGB, “kəɡɨˈbɛ”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Kègébó
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ㄍㄜˊ ㄅㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Kègébó
- Wade–Giles: Kʻo4-ko2-po2
- Yale: Kè-gé-bwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kehgerbor
- Palladius: Кэгэбо (Kɛgɛbo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɤ⁵¹ kɤ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hak1 gaak3 but6
- Yale: hāk gaak buht
- Cantonese Pinyin: hak7 gaak8 but9
- Guangdong Romanization: heg1 gag3 bud6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐk̚⁵ kaːk̚³ puːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
克格勃
- KGB (the former Soviet State Security Committee)