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		abundant; broad; rich abundant; broad; rich; to get; to win	guest; visitor
simp. and trad. (博客)		博	客
Literally: “to attract guests”.

博客 (Mainland China)

Phono-semantic matching of English blog. Coined in 2002 by Beijing technology writer Fang Xingdong.

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bókè
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄎㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: borkeh
  - IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bok³ haak³
  - Yale: bok haak
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bok⁸ haak⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /pɔːk̚³ hɑːk̚³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: bŏk-káh
  - IPA ^(key): /pouʔ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kʰɑʔ²⁴/