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芭蕾

芭蕾

Chinese

		a herb; banana	bud
simp. and trad. (芭蕾)		芭	蕾

Noun

芭蕾

(dance) ballet

Synonyms

芭蕾舞 (bālěiwǔ)

Derived terms

古典芭蕾
水上芭蕾
現代芭蕾／现代芭蕾
現代芭蕾舞／现代芭蕾舞

空中芭蕾
芭蕾燈／芭蕾灯
芭蕾舞 (bālěiwǔ)

Etymology

Borrowing from French ballet or English ballet.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bālěi, bāléi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄌㄟˇ, ㄅㄚㄌㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baa¹ leoi⁴
Min Nan (POJ): pa-lê / pa-lé

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bālěi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄌㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baleei
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠⁵⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: bāléi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄌㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: balei
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠⁵⁵ leɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baa¹ leoi⁴
  - Yale: bā lèuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baa¹ loey⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑː⁵⁵ lɵy̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pa-lê
  - Tâi-lô: pa-lê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: palee
  - IPA (Taipei): /pa⁴⁴⁻³³ le²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pa⁴⁴⁻³³ le²³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pa-lé
  - Tâi-lô: pa-lé
  - Phofsit Daibuun: palea
  - IPA (Taipei): /pa⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pa⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴¹/