加德滿都

See also: 加德满都

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (加德滿都)		加	德	滿	都
simp. (加德满都)		加	德	满	都

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kathmandu, from Nepali काठमाडौं (kāṭhmāḍa͠u), from Sanskrit काष्ठमण्डप (kāṣṭhamaṇḍapa), from काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood”) + मण्डप (maṇḍapa, “pavilion”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiādémǎndū

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄜˊ ㄇㄢˇ ㄉㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ dak¹ mun⁵ dou¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Ka-tiak-boán-to͘ / Ka-tek-boán-to͘ / Kee-tek-boán-to͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiādémǎndū
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄜˊ ㄇㄢˇ ㄉㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jiadémǎndu
    • Wade–Giles: Chia¹-tê²-man³-tu¹
    • Yale: Jyā-dé-mǎn-dū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiadermaandu
    • Palladius: Цзядэманьду (Czjadɛmanʹdu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹ dak¹ mun⁵ dou¹
    • Yale: gā dāk múhn dōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ dak⁷ mun⁵ dou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ deg¹ mun⁵ dou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ muːn¹³ tou̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ka-tiak-boán-to͘
    • Tâi-lô: Ka-tiak-buán-too
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ka'diakboafndof
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ buan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ka-tek-boán-to͘
    • Tâi-lô: Ka-tik-buán-too
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ka'dekboafndof
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ buan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kee-tek-boán-to͘
    • Tâi-lô: Kee-tik-buán-too
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ buan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

加德滿都

1. Kathmandu (the capital city of Nepal)