Definify.com

Definition 2024

巴拉圭

巴拉圭

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (巴拉圭)		巴	拉	圭

Proper noun

巴拉圭

Paraguay

Etymology

Borrowing from English Paraguay.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Bālāguī

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄌㄚㄍㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baa¹ laai¹ gwai¹
Min Nan (POJ): Pa-la-kui / Pa-lá-kui

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Bālāguī
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄌㄚㄍㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Balhaguei
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠⁵⁵ la̠⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baa¹ laai¹ gwai¹
  - Yale: bā lāai gwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baa¹ laai¹ gwai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑː⁵⁵ lɑːi̯⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pa-la-kui
  - Tâi-lô: Pa-la-kui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pala'kuy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pa³³ la³³ kui³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pa⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pa⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pa-lá-kui
  - Tâi-lô: Pa-lá-kui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: palafkuy
  - IPA (Taipei): /pa⁴⁴⁻³³ la⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pa⁴⁴⁻³³ la⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/