臘八粥

Chinese

		Laba (festival)	congee
trad. (臘八粥)		臘八	粥
simp. (腊八粥)		腊八	粥

Etymology

From its association with the Laba Festival (臘八), q.v.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): làbāzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄚˋ ㄅㄚㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): laap⁶ baat³ zuk¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸laq-paq-tsoq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: làbāzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˋ ㄅㄚㄓㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: làbajhou
  - Wade–Giles: la⁴-pa¹-chou¹
  - Yale: là-bā-jōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lahbajou
  - Palladius: лабачжоу (labačžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lä⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: làbārzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˋ ㄅㄚㄦㄓㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: làbarjhou
  - Wade–Giles: la⁴-pa¹-ʼrh-chou¹
  - Yale: là-bār-jōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lahbajou
  - Palladius: лабарчжоу (labarčžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lä⁵¹ pɑɻ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: laap⁶ baat³ zuk¹
  - Yale: laahp baat jūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laap⁹ baat⁸ dzuk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: lab⁶ bad³ zug¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːp̚² paːt̚³ t͡sʊk̚⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸laq-paq-tsoq
  - MiniDict: lah^入 pah tsoh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵laq-paq-tsoq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /laʔ¹¹ paʔ²² t͡soʔ²³/

Noun

臘八粥

Laba porridge

Synonyms

八寶粥 / 八宝粥 (bābǎozhōu)

Descendants

English: Laba porridge, Laba congee