報馬
Chinese
| horse; surname | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (報馬) | 報 | 馬 | |
| simp. (报马) | 报 | 马 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bàomǎ
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bàomǎ
- Wade–Giles: pao4-ma3
- Yale: bàu-mǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawmaa
- Palladius: баома (baoma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bou3 maa5
- Yale: bou máh
- Cantonese Pinyin: bou3 maa5
- Guangdong Romanization: bou3 ma5
- Sinological IPA (key): /pou̯³³ maː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pò-bé
- Tâi-lô: pò-bé
- Phofsit Daibuun: poirbea
- IPA (Xiamen): /po²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /po¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ be⁴¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ be⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pò-bée
- Tâi-lô: pò-bée
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /po²¹⁻⁵³ bɛ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
Noun
報馬
- (literary or Southern Min, archaic) man who brings news of appointment, promotion, or success in imperial examinations (in expectation of a reward)
- (literary or Xiamen Hokkien) informant; informer; spy
- (Xiamen Hokkien) someone who announces the procession of a deity