八尾

Chinese

		eight	tail
trad. (八尾)		八	尾
simp. ^#(八尾)		八	尾

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 八尾 (Yao).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Bāwěi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄨㄟˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Bāwěi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Bawěi
  - Wade–Giles: Pa¹-wei³
  - Yale: Bā-wěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Bawoei
  - Palladius: Бавэй (Bavɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

八尾

(～市) Yao (a city in Ōsaka prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
八	尾
や Grade: 1	お Grade: S
kun'yomi

Compound of 八 (ya, “eight”) +‎ 尾 (o, “tail”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ja̠o̞]

Proper noun

八(や)尾(お) • (Yao) ^{←やを (Yawo)^?}

Yao (a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
八	尾
やつ Grade: 1	お Grade: S
kun'yomi

Compound of 八 (yatsu, “eight”) +‎ 尾 (o, “tail”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ja̠t͡sɨo̞]

Proper noun

八(やつ)尾(お) • (Yatsuo) ^{←やつを (Yatwo)^?}

(historical) Yatsuo (a town in Nei, Toyama Prefecture, Japan) [–2005]