bai-ó͘-lín
Hokkien
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese バイオリン (baiorin), from English violin.
Pronunciation
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bai-ó͘-lín
- Tâi-lô: bai-óo-lín
- Phofsit Daibuun: bai'oflien
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bai⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lin⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /bai⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³/
Noun
bai-ó͘-lín
- (Taiwan) violin
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) | |