文萊
See also: 文莱
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (文萊) | 文 | 萊 | |
| simp. (文莱) | 文 | 莱 | |
Etymology
From Malay Brunei, borrowed through Hokkien (where 文 is pronounced with a b- initial).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Wénlái
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wúnlái
- Wade–Giles: Wên2-lai2
- Yale: Wén-lái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wenlai
- Palladius: Вэньлай (Vɛnʹlaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wən³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: man4 loi4
- Yale: màhn lòih
- Cantonese Pinyin: man4 loi4
- Guangdong Romanization: men4 loi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐn²¹ lɔːi̯²¹/
- Homophones:
文萊 / 文莱
汶萊 / 汶莱
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bûn-lâi
- Tâi-lô: Bûn-lâi
- Phofsit Daibuun: bunlaai
- IPA (Xiamen): /bun²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bun²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun¹³⁻²² lai¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /bun²⁴⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bun²³⁻³³ lai²³/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
文萊
- (chiefly Mainland China) Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)
Synonyms
Descendants
- → Zhuang: Vwnzlaiz