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布達拉宮

布達拉宮

See also: 布达拉宫

Chinese

			palace
trad. (布達拉宮)		布達拉	宮
simp. (布达拉宫)		布达拉	宫

Proper noun

布達拉宮

Potala Palace (chief residence of the Dalai Lama in Lhasa)

Etymology

From Tibetan པོ་ཏ་ལ ‎(po ta la) + Chinese 宮／宫 (gōng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Bùdálā Gōng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˊ ㄌㄚㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou³ daat⁶ laai¹ gung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Bùdálā Gōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˊ ㄌㄚㄍㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Buhdarlha Gong
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ ta̠³⁵ la̠⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou³ daat⁶ laai¹ gung¹
  - Yale: bou daaht lāai gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou³ daat⁹ laai¹ gung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pou̯³³ tɑːt̚² lɑːi̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/