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臘八

臘八

See also: 腊八

Chinese

		December; preserved (meat)	eight; 8
trad. (臘八)		臘	八
simp. (腊八)		腊	八

Proper noun

臘八

Laba Festival

Derived terms

臘八節／腊八节
臘八粥／腊八粥

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Làbā

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄚˋ ㄅㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): laap⁶ baat³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Làbā
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˋ ㄅㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lahba
  - IPA ^(key): /la̠⁵¹ pa̠⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: làbār
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˋ ㄅㄚㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lahba
  - IPA ^(key): /la̠⁵¹ pɑɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: laap⁶ baat³
  - Yale: laahp baat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laap⁹ baat⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑːp̚² pɑːt̚³/