哀牢

Chinese

		sorrow; grief; pity sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament	firm; fast
simp. and trad. (哀牢)		哀	牢

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Āiláo

(Zhuyin): ㄞㄌㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): oi¹ lou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Āiláo
  - Zhuyin: ㄞㄌㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Ailáo
  - Wade–Giles: Ai¹-lao²
  - Yale: Āi-láu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ailau
  - Palladius: Айлао (Ajlao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: oi¹ lou⁴
  - Yale: ōi lòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: oi¹ lou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: oi¹ lou⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯⁵⁵ lou̯²¹/

Proper noun

哀牢

(historical) Ailao, an ancient state in modern-day Yunnan province (of China) and Burma

Derived terms

哀牢山 (Āiláo Shān)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (哀牢):

→ Vietnamese: Ai Lao (哀牢)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
哀	牢

Proper noun

哀牢

chữ Hán form of Ai Lao (“(obsolete) Laos”)