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尼波羅

尼波羅

See also: 尼波罗

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (尼波羅)		尼	波	羅
simp. (尼波罗)		尼	波	罗

Proper noun

尼波羅

(obsolete) Nepal

Synonyms

尼泊爾／尼泊尔 (Níbó'ěr)

Etymology

Borrowing from Sanskrit नेपाल ‎(nepāla).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Níbōluó

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄅㄛㄌㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nei⁴ bo¹ lo⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Níbōluó
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄅㄛㄌㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Niboluo
  - IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nei⁴ bo¹ lo⁴
  - Yale: nèih bō lòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nei⁴ bo¹ lo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /nei̯²¹ pɔː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹/

Middle Chinese: /ɳˠiɪ puɑ lɑ/▼

Rime
Character	尼	波	羅
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	娘 (12)	幫 (1)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)	戈 (95)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed	Open
Division (等)	Chongniu III	I	I
Fanqie	女夷切	博禾切	魯何切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɳˠiɪ/	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɳᵚi/	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/niɪ/	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɳji/	/pwa/	/la/
Li Rong	/nji/	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Wang Li	/ni/	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ni/	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ní	bō	luó