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少林

少林

Chinese

		young; few; little young; few; little; lack	woods; forest
simp. and trad. (少林)		少	林

Proper noun

少林

Shaolin

Derived terms

少林風濕跌打膏／少林风湿跌打膏 (shàolín fēngshī diēdǎ gāo)

Etymology

少 short for: 少室山 Shàoshìshān Shaoshi Peak (the western peak of Mount Song) + 林 lín forest. The Shaolin Temple is located on the north side of Shaoshi Peak.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Shàolín

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ lam⁴
Min Nan (POJ): Siàu-lîm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Shàolín
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shawlin
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ lin³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu³ lam⁴
  - Yale: siu làhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ lam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ lɐm²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siàu-lîm
  - Tâi-lô: Siàu-lîm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaoliim
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ lim²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lim²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ lim¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ lim²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ lim²³/