衛拉特

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (衛拉特/衞拉特)		衛/衞	拉	特
simp. (卫拉特)		卫	拉	特

Etymology

Borrowed from Manchu ᠣᡳᡵᠠᡨ (oirat), from Written Oirat ᡆᡕᡅᠷᠠᡑ (oyirad).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Wèilātè

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄚㄊㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ laai¹ dak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Wèilātè
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄚㄊㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Wèilatè
  - Wade–Giles: Wei⁴-la¹-tʻê⁴
  - Yale: Wèi-lā-tè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Weylhateh
  - Palladius: Вэйлатэ (Vɛjlatɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁶ laai¹ dak⁶
  - Yale: waih lāai dahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ laai¹ dak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ lai¹ deg⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² laːi̯⁵⁵ tɐk̚²/

Proper noun

衛拉特

(historical) (～部) Oirats

Alternative forms

瓦剌 (Wǎlā) (Ming dynasty)

Derived terms

四衛拉特 / 四卫拉特 (Sì Wèilātè, “the Four Oirats”)