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貝寧

貝寧

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (貝寧)		貝	寧
simp. (贝宁)		贝	宁

Proper noun

貝寧

Benin

Synonyms

(Taiwan) 貝南／贝南 (Bèinán)

Etymology

Borrowing from English Benin.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Bèiníng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ ning⁴
Min Nan (POJ): Pòe-lêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Bèiníng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beyning
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ niŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bui³ ning⁴
  - Yale: bui nìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ ning⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /puːi̯³³ nɪŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pòe-lêng
  - Tâi-lô: Puè-lîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poealeeng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pue²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pue²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ¹³/