嘎啦

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (嘎啦)		嘎	啦

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gālā

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄚ ㄌㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ laa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gālā → gāla (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄚ ㄌㄚ → ㄍㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: galå
    • Wade–Giles: ka¹-la⁵
    • Yale: gā-la
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ga.lha
    • Palladius: гала (gala)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/ → /kä⁵⁵ lä²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹ laa¹
    • Yale: gā lā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ laa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ la¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/

Noun

嘎啦

1. (onomatopoeia) rumbling; rattling

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎla

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄚˇ ˙ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎla
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄚˇ ˙ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎlå
    • Wade–Giles: ka³-la⁵
    • Yale: gǎ-la
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaa.la
    • Palladius: гала (gala)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kä²¹⁴ lä⁴/

Noun

嘎啦

1. (Northeastern Mandarin) Alternative form of 蛤蝲 (“clam”)

Etymology 3

Proper noun

嘎啦

1. (～果, ～蘋果) Gala (a type of apple)