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波士頓

波士頓

See also: 波士顿

Chinese

		wave; ripple; storm wave; ripple; storm; surge	scholar; warrior; knight	a time; jerk; stop a time; jerk; stop; meal; bout; spell; (measure for beating)
trad. (波士頓)		波	士	頓
simp. (波士顿)		波	士	顿

Proper noun

波士頓

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Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Bōshìdùn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bo¹ si⁶ deon^6-2
Min Nan (POJ): Pho-sū-tùn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Bōshìdùn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Boshyhduenn
  - IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bo¹ si⁶ deon^6-2
  - Yale: bō sih déun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bo¹ si⁶ doen^6-2
  - IPA ^(key): /pɔː⁵⁵ siː²² tɵn²²⁻³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pho-sū-tùn
  - Tâi-lô: Pho-sū-tùn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoisuxduxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ tun²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɤ³³ su⁴¹⁻²² tun⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ tun²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻¹¹ tun¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻²¹ tun²¹/