奈何橋

Chinese

		how; what; what is to be done how; what; what is to be done; what can be done	bridge
trad. (奈何橋)		奈何	橋
simp. (奈何桥)		奈何	桥

Etymology

From 奈河橋／奈河桥 (nàihéqiáo).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nàihéqiáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): noi⁶ ho⁴ kiu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nàihéqiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nàihéciáo
    • Wade–Giles: nai⁴-ho²-chʻiao²
    • Yale: nài-hé-chyáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nayherchyau
    • Palladius: найхэцяо (najxɛcjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naɪ̯⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: noi⁶ ho⁴ kiu⁴
    • Yale: noih hòh kìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noi⁶ ho⁴ kiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: noi⁶ ho⁴ kiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɔːi̯²² hɔː²¹ kʰiːu̯²¹/

Noun

奈何橋

1. (Taoism, Chinese folk religion) “Bridge of Helplessness”, a bridge every soul has to cross before being reincarnated

See also

• 孟婆湯／孟婆汤 (mèngpótāng)