梵鈴
Chinese
| Brahma; Sanskrit | (small) bell | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (梵鈴) | 梵 | 鈴 | |
| simp. (梵铃) | 梵 | 铃 | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: faan4 ling4-2
- Yale: fàahn líng
- Cantonese Pinyin: faan4 ling4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: fan4 ling4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /faːn²¹ lɪŋ²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
梵鈴
- (Cantonese, dated) violin (especially when used in Cantonese music)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 小提琴 (“violin”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小提琴 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 小提琴 |
| Singapore | 小提琴 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 小提琴 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 小提琴, 梵鈴 dated |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 小提琴, 梵亞鈴 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 小提琴, 梵亞鈴 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 小提琴, 梵亞鈴 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 小提琴, 梵亞鈴 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 小提琴, 梵亞鈴 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 小提琴, 梵亞鈴 | |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 小提琴 GT, 手提琴 GT |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | bai-ó͘-lín | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 番仔弦 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 小提琴, 手提琴 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 小提琴, 梵啞鈴 |
| Ningbo | 手提琴 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified) | |