尼波羅

See also: 尼波罗

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (尼波羅)		尼	波	羅
simp. (尼波罗)		尼	波	罗
alternative forms		尼婆羅／尼婆罗 泥婆羅／泥婆罗

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नेपाल (nepāla).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Níbōluó

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nei⁴ bo¹ lo⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Níbōluó
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Níboluó
    • Wade–Giles: Ni²-po¹-lo²
    • Yale: Ní-bwō-lwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Niboluo
    • Palladius: Ниболо (Nibolo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nei⁴ bo¹ lo⁴
    • Yale: nèih bō lòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nei⁴ bo¹ lo⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: néi⁴ bo¹ lo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nei̯²¹ pɔː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: nrij pa la

Rime
Character	尼	波	羅
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	娘 (12)	幫 (1)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)	戈 (95)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	I	I
Fanqie	女夷切	博禾切	魯何切
Baxter	nrij	pa	la
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɳˠiɪ/	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɳᵚi/	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/niɪ/	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɳji/	/pwa/	/la/
Li Rong	/nji/	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Wang Li	/ni/	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ni/	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ní	bō	luó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	nei4	bo1	lo4

Proper noun

尼波羅

1. (obsolete) Nepal

Synonyms

• 尼泊爾／尼泊尔 (Níbó'ěr)