龐貝

Chinese

		huge; enormous; tremendous	cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish
trad. (龐貝)		龐	貝
simp. (庞贝)		庞	贝

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Pángbèi

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pong⁴ bui³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Pángbèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Pángbèi
  - Wade–Giles: Pʻang²-pei⁴
  - Yale: Páng-bèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Parngbey
  - Palladius: Панбэй (Panbɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑŋ³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pong⁴ bui³
  - Yale: pòhng bui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pong⁴ bui³
  - Guangdong Romanization: pong⁴ bui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːŋ²¹ puːi̯³³/

Proper noun

龐貝

Pompeii

Compounds

龐貝蟲 / 庞贝虫