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坷垃

坷垃

Chinese

		uneven (path); unfortunate (in life)	rubbish
simp. and trad. (坷垃)		坷	垃

Noun

坷垃

(Mandarin, Jin, colloquial) clod; lump of earth

Usage notes

A dialectal word found in almost all varieties of Chinese north of the Huai River.

Derived terms

土坷垃

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kēlā, kēle

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜㄌㄚ, ㄎㄜㄌㄜ˙

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kēlā → kēla (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜㄌㄚ → ㄎㄜㄌㄚ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ke.lha
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ la̠⁵⁵/ → /kʰɤ⁵⁵ la̠²/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kēle
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜㄌㄜ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ke.lhe
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ lə²/