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芭芭拉

芭芭拉

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (芭芭拉)		芭	芭	拉
alt. forms		巴巴拉笆笆拉

Proper noun

芭芭拉

Barbara

Etymology

Borrowing from English Barbara.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Bābālā

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄅㄚㄌㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baa¹ baa¹ laai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: Bābālā
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄅㄚㄌㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Babalha
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠⁵⁵ pa̠⁵⁵ la̠⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    巴巴拉
    芭芭拉
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baa¹ baa¹ laai¹
  - Yale: bā bā lāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baa¹ baa¹ laai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑː⁵⁵ pɑː⁵⁵ lɑːi̯⁵⁵/