胞波
Chinese
| the placenta; womb | phonetic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (胞波) | 胞 | 波 | |
| simp. #(胞波) | 胞 | 波 | |
Etymology
Partial phono-semantic matching of Burmese ပေါက်ဖော် (paukhpau). (Shi, 2021, pg. 138)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bāobō
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠ ㄅㄛ
- Tongyong Pinyin: baobo
- Wade–Giles: pao1-po1
- Yale: bāu-bwō
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baubo
- Palladius: баобо (baobo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
胞波
- paukphaw (affectionate term used by Burmese people to call Chinese people)