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吐蕃

吐蕃

Chinese

		vomit; to spit	flourishing; to reproduce
simp. and trad. (吐蕃)		吐	蕃

Alternative forms

土蕃

Proper noun

吐蕃

(archaic) a name for Tibet used in dynastic China

See also

蕃 (fán)
西藏 (Xīzàng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Tǔbō, Tǔfān

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄛ, ㄊㄨˇ ㄈㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou³ bo³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard)⁺
  - Pinyin: Tǔbō
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tuubo
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: Tǔfān
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˇ ㄈㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tuufan
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fa̠n⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou³ bo³
  - Yale: tou bo
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou³ bo³
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯³³ pɔː³³/